A six month pregnant Gilbert, Arizona woman was arrested and charged with domestic violence and aggravated assault last month after becoming enraged when she discovered that her husband didn’t vote in last month’s Presidential election. According to witnesses, Holly Solomon, 28, was seen arguing with her husband Daniel in a…
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Woman Arrested in Sandy Hook Massacre Charity Scam
Setting up a Pay Pal account for donations and using her Facebook page to publicize her idea a Bronx, New York woman allegedly set a fraudulent scam into motion claiming to be the aunt of one of the children slain in the Newtown, Connecticut. School massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary…
Kidnapping Plot Accomplice Sentenced as “Mastermind” Faces Trial
Small business owner, Pavlos “Paul” Kaimacliotis was sentenced on Monday to a federal prison term in excess of 10 years for his role in a kidnapping conspiracy that was infiltrated and thwarted by the FBI earlier this year. Kaimacliotis, 36, of Jupiter, cut a plea deal back in August to…
Defense Attorney cites federal racketeering case as no more than a glorified gambling case
At the onset of arguments heard against presumed mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and five codefendants, Ligambi’s lawyer argued that charges against his client should not be decided based on who the prosecution says they are, but rather on what they’ve done. He went on to tell a federal…
Trial to begin in “DCF Nightmare” Rilya Wilson murder case
Ten years after the Florida Department of Children and Families was rocked by scandal that resulted in the DCF secretary leaving, its top administrator in Miami resigning and numerous employees being fired, the case again will surge to the top of the headlines. At the time, the case exposed serious…
Domestic Violence Escalates to Attempted First-Degree Murder
After reports of gunshots at the Barrington Club apartments in Coral Springs, police were called to the complex by a 911 dispatcher. When they arrived, they saw a man leaving a residence and then hurriedly returning inside, authorities said. Soon after, Katherine Maffei, 40, suffering from a gunshot wound, left…
Broward bank robbery concludes with arrests in Dade County after police pursuit
The quick thinking and response of a UPS driver turned into an essential lead that ended with the arrest of four men charged with a Coral Springs bank robbery. The UPS driver’s attention was captured when he noticed two men hurriedly rush out of a Nissan Sentra, leaving the doors…
Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Guilty of Perjury
James Thompson’s lawyer maintained that the allegations made against his client that lead to his arrest by Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Jefferson Alvarez were a total fabrication. Alvarez wrote in his report “While on patrol I saw the listed vehicle traveling westbound on W. Broward Blvd. By looking at the…
Miami Man Behind Bars Accused of Sexual Assaulting Elderly Woman
A man who police say has a record including battery, grand theft of a motor vehicle, burglary, and possession of burglary tools can now add the charge of sexual battery with force on a person over 65 years of age. Miguel Chavez, 57, has been charged with this latest offense,…
“Stand Your Ground” Manslaughter Road-Rage Shooting Case to Begin
An apparent case of road-rage escalated to the shooting of an off-duty federal Customs and Border Protection agent when the agent followed the suspect pulling his car into a post office parking lot. The agent was killed as a result of the shooting. James Patrick Wonder, 69, a retired Miramar…