Records show that the Mavericks in Education Florida charter schools, which have a high-profile lobbyist and cheerleader in Frank Biden, are not accredited high schools. This means their graduates may have trouble playing college sports or receiving federally funded grants or scholarships to college. The Fort-Lauderdale based, for-profit Mavericks currently…
Well, the guy police believe tried to rob a Stock Island Burger King in early November by stuffing his hand in a sock and telling people it was a gun has been arrested.The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says 38-year-old Derek Shaeffer is its guy, and he was transferred back to…
When the cops found 22-year-old Rene Robinson passed out behind the wheel of her car in Plantation around 6:45 p.m. on November 23, she told police it was around 3 o’clock, she was drunk, and she was in Los Angeles.The cops say she was right about one of those things.This…
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is currently investigating the deaths of two men who were killed six days apart and only a few doors down from each other.The first victim was 51-year-old Eugene “Bow-Leg” Lynch, who was found shot to death in a residence at 837 NW Tenth Terrance on…
Let’s review the last few weeks in people using sharp objects against their neighbors after not getting free things: Marathon resident Kenneshia Thurman allegedly almost stabbed a baby after not receiving free bread slices from her neighbor, and Oakland Park resident Dorothy Cooper wanted $2, no, $5 — either way,…
UPDATE: In a report filed with the state on December 5 — two weeks after New Times broke this story– Biden is listed as president of Mavericks in Education Florida, and Attkisson is vice president.Nov. 25, 2011: Since we first introduced you to a Fort Lauderdale charter school chain headed…
Question: How much money can three Palm Beach County scam artists make by convincing old people there are new government regulations that ban traditional toilet paper?Answer: Around $1 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.Mary Moore, 54, Joseph Nouerand, 52, and Christopher Lincoln, 46, each pleaded guilty yesterday to one…
Lavelle Dennard, also known as “Psycho,” was found guilty by a jury yesterday of attempted murder, stemming from shooting a man he’d known his whole life while he was having a cookout with friends at a Belle Glade park in March.We’re not sure where the name “Psycho” came from, but…
Karen Pletz, the former president and CEO of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, was found dead in a Fort Lauderdale condo this morning, according to Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Travis Mandell.Pletz, 64, was indicted in March on 24 charges after allegedly embezzling more than $1.5 million from…
Who snipes a kitten from his condo balcony?According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 68-year-old Naples resident Kenneth Ellis.MCSO Deputy Becky Herrin says someone phoned the cops around 7 p.m. Monday, saying they just saw someone shoot a kitty at the Ocean Pointe Condos in Tavernier…
Janiber “Jane” Andrade Vieira — mother of former Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto — was sentenced today to one year plus one day in prison.Vieira, 51, aided her son’s escape to Brazil and was arrested in September on charges of contempt of court — which carries a…
Police say 61-year-old Dorothy Cooper went over to her neighbor’s house in Oakland Park yesterday and asked him for $2.That didn’t work, so she asked for $5.When that didn’t work either, police say she became “outraged,” then put a steak knife in his back and then in his buttcheek.According to…
When you’re bringing more than $1 million worth of weed into Boynton Beach on a boat from the Bahamas, it’s probably a good idea to know how to drive said boat.After Sean Debiase, 42, and Chet Hirshfield, 35, ran their boat into two different sandbars yesterday afternoon — killing one…
For those darling kids who just turned 18 and have no idea how to operate themselves, the Florida Bar is here to help. The smarty-pants lawyers have released an exquisitely worded pamphlet to guide the state’s “new adults.” In a mere 30 pages, the booklet addresses pressing questions such as:”When Are You Under…
As they say in South Florida: another day, another alleged multimillion-dollar scam.John Mattera, 50, was arrested at his Fort Lauderdale home yesterday, charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, and money laundering. Additionally, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an emergency court order…
Nelson Heck, a 66-year-old Vietnam veteran, was shot and killed inside his Fort Lauderdale home late Tuesday night, according to police.Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Travis Mandell says the cops were called just after 11 p.m. Tuesday about a shooting in the 1100 block of NW 48th Street, and neighbors found…
A jury convicted suspended Deerfield Beach Commissioner Sylvia Poitier today on four misdemeanor counts of falsifying public records.Poitier, 76, was arrested in April on five charges of falsifying documents — which were related to a loan to her brother, who was part of a city-tied organization — although the fifth…
According to a sentencing memorandum submitted by lawyers of Janiber “Jane” Vieira — the mother of fugitive/former Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker David Britto — Britto talked about killing himself quite often.Vieira, 51, took a plea deal last month to one count of conspiracy — although she faced life in…
Convicted rapist and triple murderer Oba Chandler was executed at 4:25 p.m. today inside the Florida State Prison, according to the Department of Corrections.After gobbling down a pair of salami sandwiches, one peanut butter sandwich, and some tea, he managed to jot down a last statement before meeting the state’s…
The last legal challenge standing between pentobarbital, pancuronium bromide, potassium chloride, and Oba Chandler’s veins has been denied.Department of Corrections spokesman Jo Ellyn Rackleff just sent over the order from the United States Supreme Court saying that Justice Clarence Thomas denied both requests submitted to the court.”His petition for writ…
Rapist/triple murderer Oba Chandler is scheduled to be executed at the Florida State Prison at 4 p.m. today, and he’s already submitted the request for his last meal.According to Florida Department of Corrections spokesman Jo Ellyn Rackleff, Chandler, 65, opted for two salami sandwiches on white bread, one peanut butter…
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a pair of dudes who jacked six heads o’ cattle from a Wellington property.The agricultural-crimes unit at the Sheriff’s Office says three bulls and three cows were taken from the northeast corner of 50th Street South and 120th Avenue South in…
