SAO spokesman Ron Ishoy sent out this release: The Broward State Attorney’s Office has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin. The warrant lists seven counts of Unlawful Compensation for improperly advocating for, and benefiting from, numerous In her resignation letter, posted by the Sun-Sentinel, she…
There were puddles all over Broward County on Monday, thanks to the steady rain over the weekend, but in Hollywood, there were lakes, as you can see in the video above.The worst of it is in South Hollywood, where activists have long complained about poor drainage, among other infrastructure problems…
Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods’ business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home in Palm Beach Gardens and that other…
School principals celebrating summer by sipping cocktails on poolside lounge chairs: Look alive. The federal government will allot $170.2 million to low-achieving Florida schools, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Friday — but to receive the money, the schools must disband, go charter, or fire their principals.”When a school continues…
Everyone knows the best way to tell the world how you feel about something is through a funnyish, quasi-offensive sticker or magnet attached to the back of your automobile. Whether it’s which nutbag pundits you like, which candidates you plan to vote for, who you think invented Christmas, or which…
South Florida is arguably the health-care fraud capital of the U.S. There’s so much fraud, it’s hard to blame the crook who reasons that stealing merely a million dollars won’t put him on the radar of federal law enforcement. Health-care fraud is the fastest way to Easy Street. Just ask…
The corruption case involving the dirty developers Bruce and Shawn Chait is bringing a lot of rumors to the surface. And after former Tamarac Commissioner Patricia Atkins-Grad was charged with bribery and other felonies for allegedly allowing Bruce and Shawn Chait to pay the lease on her BMW, a lot of them involve politicians’ cars…
Kessler International is developing quite a franchise in South Florida. The New York City-based forensic auditing firm is in the midst of its second contract to audit Deerfield Beach. And this week, it will begin a similar review of Pompano Beach records.Specifically, Kessler will take a closer look at the…
It’s been hard for tea partiers to diversify their ranks, adding to the perception that they’re all white people who aren’t just mad about taxes; they’re mad about being taxed by a black president for social programs that benefit the black community.Nothing if not image-conscious, the tea partiers are eager…
Welcome back from the Fourth of July weekend. Here’s what’s in the local news:Clouds and persistent record-setting rain dampened Independence Day plans. Flooded streets in Hollywood and Miramar, which accumulated more than five inches of rain Monday. [Sun-Sentinel]A Florida Atlantic University research vessel, the Seward Johnson, is at the center…
The Great Recession and soaring unemployment rates haven’t stopped Florida businesses from hiring cheap, temporary labor from abroad, federal visa records show.In Tampa, one company imported 40 electricians. In Miami Beach, the Best Western Atlantic Beach hired 42 hotel clerks from other countries.And on Palm Beach, the swanky Everglades Club…
I have a professional obligation to promote political theater when it presents itself in this county. So above is a bit of graphics from the Gunzburger boy that nearly rivals Model Citizen himself. Sure there is a humorous side to all this, but it’s mostly infuriating. Sheriff Lamberti can’t get off his losing streak — and it’s his…
With a nickname like Buxom Bandit, it’s hard to stay out of sight. So it goes for Samara Seward, accused of stealing the identity of a couple of Broward teachers, a crime for which she’s already been incarcerated. From the BSO release:Following a tip, Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives searched for…
Someone in the Miramar headquarters of Spirit has probably been told to pack their things and get the hell out, because he or she did not think of what Ryanair has thunk: We can sell tickets to people willing to stand through a flight — and also we can charge…
For those fretting about the effect of the Gulf spill on seabirds, fret not for the greater shearwaters. Yes, some 35 of those majestic birds have been found dead along the South Florida coast, from Delray to Cocoa Beach, but the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assures us that…
Over the course of its six-year existence, La Palma, the weekly Spanish-language spinoff of the Palm Beach Post, has seen plenty of ups and downs. The editorial staff grew to about 14 people, then shrank back down to four.Two weeks ago, that lonely group of four walked into a meeting…
Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger is taking the fight to Broward Sheriff’s Office. A day after a press conference in which she accused Sheriff Al Lamberti of a political motive in launching a corruption investigation against her, Gunzburger is daring the sheriff to question her. A note from her campaign:At…
A look at what’s happening in South Florida this Friday morning:On the same day that Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger accused her opponent, Steve Geller, of a dirty campaign trick, Geller admitted having “a number of conversations” with Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti, whose office is investigating Gunzburger for corruption. Of…
He was one of those bankers, working the deals behind what has become $2 billion in Broward School Board debt. Both were married with young children. And after meeting and flirting at an all-you-can-eat lobster and steak dinner put on by Citigroup for elected officials at The Palm restaurant in Tampa, romance blossomed between…
Correction: A previous version of this article suggested that Jeff Overcash may have resigned because of an Internal Affairs investigation. Overcash had announced his intention to resign prior to the video tape incident.Jeff Overcash, the Fort Lauderdale police officer who arrested Brennan Hamilton, resigned Tuesday, one day after giving a…
