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Satz Dodges Hardball Questions at Presser
At Friday’s news conference regarding new corruption legislation, intrepid Pulp researcher Lyn Evans asked Broward State Attorney Michael Satz a pertinent and tough question. To wit: “Can you explain why Broward County has become such a cesspool of corruption under your watch?” To see Satz do a political two-step, watch the video below. There…
Public Defender Delivers Channel 7 Exclusive
When Broward County Public Defender Howard Finkelstein got the evidence, he went straight to the media. The evidence, in this case, was a grainy black-and-white video taken on a dark street, along with the testimony of a key witness. The witness said he saw three Broward sheriff’s deputies beat up…
Juiced: The Week in One Gulp
This was the week that Broward County played host to a Super Bowl shindig. While the New Times print edition gave our visitors a crash course in South Florida vice, the Juice attended media day and came back with an exotic array of photographic evidence that pop culture is a…
Best Of Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll: Best Bar
Tell us the best bar in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles about bars in Palm Beach County. And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll items…
Miami Caliente Eliminated From The Lingerie Football League Playoffs
The first time the Miami Caliente played the Chicago Bliss at the Sears Centre Arena in September, the Bliss won 29-19. For last night’s rematch in the Eastern Conference championship game, Chicago had to travel to South Florida. The result, however, was the same. The Bliss won 20-7.But the game…
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Bova Receipt Shows Drinking Prior To Bentley Crash
The Bova Prime lunch receipt tells the tale a lot better than the Fort Lauderdale investigative report. Cigar man Moe Sohail was comped numerous alcoholic beverages by Scott Rothstein at Bova prior to a high-speed crash involving Sohail’s Bentley. Driving the Bentley was Sohail’s girlfriend, Sarah Merricks, who was also present…
Source: Home Rehab Group Cooperating With Deerfield Beach Investigation
According to Deerfield Beach City Attorney Andy Maurodis, the Westside Deerfield Businessmen Association has provided the city with records that purport to show how the association spent the federal dollars distributed to it through a home rehabilitation program.Earlier today, we reported that WDBA funds are the subject of an internal…
Elderly Man Takes Dunkin’ Donuts Drive-Through a Little Too Literally
At age 86, Seymour Zayon is one of South Florida’s active seniors, but it might be time for him to retire from driving automobiles. Around 1:45 this afternoon, Zayon and his wife were looking to park at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Military Trail Road in Boynton Beach.But in what sounds…
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Indianapolis Mayor and Entourage Trip to South Florida Strictly “Business”
Is there anyone in Indianapolis who actually believes that the mayor and 20 of his advisers are flying down to South Florida to research the “logistics” of hosting a Super Bowl, as he claims in the video above? Reality check: If you manage to escape a landlocked, snow-strangled city like…
Hollywood’s New Hire Talks Downtown Development
We were hopeful that Hollywood’s new development czar was a political outsider, but we weren’t sure until now. Tanja Gerhartz has no friends or family in South Florida. She had never been to Hollywood until she came down from New Smyrna Beach for an interview. And she has never heard…
Gangs of Lake Worth: Mad, Bad, and Fricking Expensive
Lt. Mike Wallace, who heads the Violent Crimes Task Force for Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, is a “big picture” kind of guy. When it comes to fighting gang activity in Palm Beach County, Wallace looks at not just crime statistics and not just kids as young as fourth grade…
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Vice Guide: Local Rules to Blackjack
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…
Michigan Wolverines Willing to Tote Legal Baggage of Talented South Florida Athletes
In what was thought to be a recruiting coup, the Michigan Wolverines landed a highly sought-after local football star: Boyd Anderson High defensive back Demar Dorsey who on Wednesday signed a letter of intent to play football at the Big Ten university. That’s his hip-hop scored highlight reel above.But the…
Heath Miller’s History With Guns
When a masked man broke into his bedroom wielding a gun early one morning last February, Heath Miller was prepared. He told Palm Beach County sheriff’s detectives that he kept a .38-caliber revolver in his nightstand, and a .22-caliber rifle in his closet.Miller grabbed the revolver first, shooting until his…
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Deerfield Investigating Payments Made to Poitier Family Business
In a move that could spell trouble for longtime Broward politician Sylvia Poitier, Deerfield Beach is conducting an internal investigation to determine how a nonprofit run by the vice mayor’s relatives spent federal housing dollars. As the city’s registered Community Housing Development Organization, the Westside Deerfield Business Association is entrusted…
Szafranski Loses in Court
Above is a photograph of former Scott Rothstein confidante Michael Szafranski taken yesterday in court. Don’t ask why it’s on YouTube; it’s one of those blog issues (but it does create sort of an eerie effect). Szafranski lost in his bid to have lawyer Bill Scherer disqualified from the civil suit in which he has been named…
Vice Guide: Players You’ll Meet at the Poker Table
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…
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Morning Juice: Michael Irvin Accused of Rape at Seminole Hotel; Wife of Murdered Heir Loses Estate
Let’s see what’s happening in South Florida as we kick off Super Bowl weekend:Football Hall of Famer and Fort Lauderdale native Michael Irvin has been accused of raping a woman in 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel. The woman filed a lawsuit against him yesterday, and the Broward State…
Best Of Broward-Palm Beach Readers’ Poll: Best Theater Company
Tell us the who’s the best theater company in Broward and Palm Beach counties in the comments section below. Voting ends May 26.Need some suggestions? Click here for an archive of articles about South Florida’s best thespians.And click here for a master list of all Readers’ Poll items. …
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Meet the New Boss
Broward County is rife with corruption. One politician is headed to prison (Joe Eggelletion), another is under criminal investigation by the state (Diana Wasserman-Rubin), another is under federal probe (Stacy Ritter), and another has been spending campaign money like a drunken sailor (Ken Keechl). And that’s just the County Commission. Let’s…