The first criminal trial in the Stanford Financial Group fraud is under way, and it ain’t pretty for the local branch. In opening remarks of a trial that began Monday in Miami, prosecutors told the jury that Thomas Raffanello and Bruce Perraud ordered a massive shredding of Stanford documents one…
Everything that makes South Florida the Vice capital of the country — the drugs, the sex, the gambling — is amplified during the week of the Super Bowl. But nothing ruins the perfect party week like someone dying or going to jail. So this week, we’ll be presenting The Juice…
Irving Goldstein is in jail today, accused of being impaired when he struck Keith and Penny Grumer on Tuesday night at the corner of Weston Hills Boulevard and Weston Hills Drive. The Broward Sheriff’s Office is reporting that Goldstein abandoned his car after the accident. Deputies later found him wandering…
Everything that makes South Florida the Vice capital of the country–the drugs, the sex, the gambling–is amplified during the week of the Super Bowl. But nothing ruins the perfect party week like someone dying or going to jail. So this week we’ll be presenting The Juice Vice Guide to South…
A prominent hotel industry blog has declared the Indianapolis Colts the Super Bowl champions in their pre-game hotel match-up against the New Orleans Saints. Credit goes to Fort Lauderdale’s Harbor Beach Marriott Resort, which in a side-by-side comparison was found to have rooms and amenities superior to the Intercontinental Miami.But…
Georgette Pressler, owner of Devious Body Art in West Palm Beach, uses the human body as her canvas, painting everything from pregnant bellies to Playboy bunnies. As Valentine’s Day approaches, she shares some advice about her extraordinarily sensual art form:The strangest design I was ever asked to paint was at…
There are high school students who are older than the Florida Panthers franchise, but it seems team owners couldn’t wait any longer to start working on a hall of fame. That’s a virtual tour above. It’s hard to tell exactly what’s in the trophy cases — was that a Pavel…
The city of Hollywood has named a former Orlando official to lead its Community Redevelopment Agency. Tanja Gerhartz previously worked as the economic development director in Orlando. More recently, she had her own private consulting firm. If that means she’s new to the South Florida political scene — and to…
The local news this morning:In a deal that looks like a politically motivated rip-off, the town of Davie fast-tracked a $12.5 million purchase of the Foreman family’s vacated Palma Nova mobile home park. It took a fat chunk out of the city’s rainy day fund. [Sun-Sentinel]Broward Judge Susan Lebow dismissed…
Everything that makes South Florida the Vice capital of the country–the drugs, the sex, the gambling–is amplified during the week of the Super Bowl. But nothing ruins the perfect party week like someone dying or going to jail. So this week we’ll be presenting The Juice Vice Guide to South…
Welcome to the land of excess and instant gratification. You sensed it when you got off the plane or maneuvered into that I-95 exit lane. Or maybe it was the first time you spotted that shady, mustached man with sunglasses and a briefcase, standing conspicuously under a palm tree. This…
We learned Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin is under criminal investigation by the State Attorney’s Office for her dealings in the Town of Southwest Ranches. And Commissioner Stacy Ritter’s name has surfaced in yet another state investigation involving developer Bruce Chait. Along with his son Shawn, Chait has already been charged with…
Ever since Scott Rothstein’s massive Ponzi scheme collapsed, there has been great speculation about whether he stashed any of the money and jewels he amassed away — and if his wife, Kim, has access to any hidden wealth. When I posed those questions to Kim Rothstein, she laughed. “You think Scott wants…
The City of Pompano Beach thundered last week, and thousands of miles away, Joyce Tarnow picked up the faint murmurings of her old adversaries.On Tuesday, January 26 the Pompano City Commission unanimously voted for a resolution to oppose Amendment 4. Vice Mayor George Brummer led the charge against the citizens…
Last Friday afternoon, Myah Knighton-Black went missing from Riviera Beach. On Sunday, police reached out to local media to say that the missing 14-year-old could be in Miami-Dade County. As of this writing the girl has not yet been found. Still, the case provides an example for how the Amber…
Eric Emmanuel, a 35-year-old man from Pembroke Pines, is being charged in what’s said to be the biggest marijuana bust in Pennsylvania history. He and Stanley Baptiste, of Winter Garden, were arrested this weekend on a stretch of freeway east of the state capital, Harrisburg. Police found 6,500 pounds of…
For gays serving in the U.S. military the fear of exposure exists at every level of the chain of command. Just ask Dr. Alan Steinman. In the early Nineties, Steinman served the four final years of a 25-year career as a rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard as its…
After months of study, Pompano Beach City Manager Dennis Beach made his recommendation Monday regarding the future of the Broward Sheriff’s Office in his city. wrote in a five-page memo to the City Commission that he doesn’t want BSO to have a future in the city at all. The city manager wants to oust…
Chad Hullfish told Boynton Beach Police detectives that he molested his 8-year-old niece and that he may have also had illegal contact with his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, according to a probable cause affidavit released today. In that document, Hullfish blames the incidents on the strain of having to change his…
This is embarrassing. On a day when U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates came to Capitol Hill to dramatically announce his department’s plan to ditch the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, Florida Sen. George LeMieux used his time at the mic to push an unrelated and absurd political agenda. Let’s roll…
Everything that makes South Florida the Vice capital of the country–the drugs, the sex, the gambling–is amplified during the week of the Super Bowl. But nothing ruins the perfect party week like someone dying or going to jail. So this week we’ll be presenting The Juice’s Vice Guide to South…
