Two Staten Island men fought for their lives but their assailant finally won out when he shot each of the men, one in the head, the other in the leg and torso. The victims of the attack, Kenrick Gray, 34, and Noland (DJ) Whistleton, 41, both died of their injuries…
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Retired Police Captain Faces Murder Charge for South Florida Theater Shooting
A gun was discharged in a Wesley Chapel, Florida Movie Theater shocking some patrons into the belief that the events of the mass murder that took place in Aurora Colorado in the summer of 2012 might be unfolding in their own neighborhood theater. Kareen Lasky, who was in an adjacent…
Former Miami Dolphin Davone Bess Arrested at Fort Lauderdale Airport
During his regular shift on patrol, Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thomas O’Brien noticed a man “acting irrationally, dancing, singing with his pants repeatedly falling down.” in a terminal at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. When he approached the man to check on his condition, the man picked up a hot cup…
New Jersey Pharmacist Charged for Federal Healthcare Program Anti-Kickback Scheme
Vladimir Kleyman, 42, a pharmacist and president of a compounding pharmacy in Lakewood, N.J., was charged by New Jersey authorities with being in violation of the federal healthcare program anti-kickback statute. A compounding pharmacy is defined as a pharmacy where certain manufactured products are mixed to fit the distinctive necessities…
24-count Indictment Reveals Widespread NYC Construction Industry Corruption
Indictment, Arrests and Sentencing A three-year investigation looking into widespread commercial bribery and fraud in the electrical contracting industry led by the Inspector General for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey jointly with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office exposed the involvement of fifteen New York area companies…
The Supreme Court Decision on Shelby v Holder May Affect Florida Voting Laws
The last blog post of 2013 deals with what might have been the most important story of the year when a Supreme Court decision triggered what could have major implications affecting many jurisdictions throughout the Country, including Florida. On June 25, 2013 the Supreme Court’s assessment of the case of…
Jamaican National Arrested for International and Domestic Human Trafficking
A Jamaican national who was previously ordered removed from the country but has since returned has been accused in a fourteen count federal indictment for a host of charges including International human trafficking. Damion St. Patrick Baston, 36, was located, detained and arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland…
Health Care Patient Recruiters Sentenced to Long Prison Terms and Restitution
Emilio Amador, 46 brought potential patients to two South Florida Home Health Care companies in exchange for bribes and kickbacks while fully aware that those two companies would submit all costs to Medicare on behalf of the patients he referred to them for the supposed home health services they provided.…
US Organized Gang Violence: MS-13 Member Gets Life Sentence plus 60 Years
The name they use sounds like they could be a secret government agency or espionage unit but in reality MS-13 is a ferocious, violent street gang with its roots established in Los Angeles via Central America which has been infiltrating many U.S. cities over the past three decades. It was…
Cyber Criminal Convicted in New York Facing Further Charges in Florida
A Ukrainian National seemed to be in a pretty good position to evade arrest and prosecution after fleeing to his native country once federal charges were filed against him in New York City and Broward County, Florida. But in 2008, his decision to take a vacation on the Greek island…