Let me get this straight: In a world where a terrorist can blow up a jumbo jet with his underwear, we Americans aren’t quite sure it’s worth protecting ourselves by letting a security guard see us without our underwear?Apparently so, judging by the debate that’s occurred on the cable news…
With all the scandal and intrigue that followed the fall of Scott Rothstein in early November, it was easy to gloss over the precise instrument he used to commit his billion-dollar-plus fraud. Even for former U.S. Attorneys, like Kendall Coffey. When he sued Rothstein on the firm’s behalf, Coffey incorrectly…
Long walks on the beach just got a lot more profitable. In time for a new year in which we’re all casting around for ways to offset dwindling cash flow, Hammacher Schlemmer has introduced the perfect accoutrement for beachcombing snowbirds, recently dethroned celeb mistresses, and out-of-work journos: the metal detecting…
A new wave of how local government works with people in communities around the nation is happening. In several large metropolitan areas such as San Francisco, New York, and Seattle, mobile phone applications that allow users to submit trouble reports to municipalities for repair are becoming popular.These apps work by…
As we wind down 2009, a glance through the local headlines:In the Acreage, the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office had a lengthy standoff with one of its own, 41-year-old Gary Gionnatti, who deputies feared had weapons and allegedly made threats to use them on himself. [Palm Beach Post]Not even the Coral…
Just in case you were tired of that blurry Bentley auto crash photograph, here’s one of Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley cozying up with Kim and Scott Rothstein at the Humane Society’s Harley Dog Days fundraiser on April 25 at the Coral Ridge Country Club. (Thanks to the person…
A talentless, vacuous celebrity versus a fad-diet-pitchman. Must someone win this lawsuit? The legal clash of tabloid Titans concerns a few of Kim Kardashian’s Twitter posts in October. The first one to offend Cookie Diet’s Dr. Sanford Siegal, from October 29:”Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet is falsely promoting that I’m on…
Surely, you veteran political observers of Palm Beach County remember ol’ Andy Martin. He ran for governor and senator and dog-catcher while he was in Florida. More recently, Martin made waves on a national stage because he was the one political figure shameless enough to publicly peddle the rumor that…
Just before 8 a.m. on April 2, the Boynton Beach police got a call from a neighbor who lived near Dalia and Michael Dippolito.The anonymous caller reported hearing screaming, yelling, and banging coming from the Dippolitos’ house, and said the fighting had been going on since the night before.It’s unclear…
The thief remembered his gun. He brought the cord with which to bind the clerks at GameStop in Pompano Beach. And he had a Christmas shopping list, judging by the roughly two-dozen game systems he stole before the clerks could free themselves from the storeroom and phone police.His single tactical…
Anyone who has seen the documentary Lost Boys of Sudan (and everyone should) can appreciate the story of Thon Luony and Mathiang Muo. Both are Sudanese refugees who possess the height and athletic ability that is prized by basketball scouts who troll through those communities and pluck out a few…
I spoke with attorney Bill Scherer, who is representing about $100 million in alleged Rothstein Ponzi losses, and asked him where he thought Rothstein’s stolen money had gone. ”It think it’s mostly in the clawbacks,” he told me. Clawbacks. You’re going to hear a lot about clawbacks in the coming months. Investopedia defines the…
If you’re a victim of Fort Lauderdale’s Ponzi king, Scott Rothstein, here’s a grand way to spend your last $16. Granted, that’s a bit more than you pay for Charmin, but this is a luxury product. There’s simply no way to put a price tag on the satisfaction that comes…
Let’s skim through the headlines for this Tuesday morning in Broward and Palm Beach:Shortly after Scott Rothstein’s law firm made a $200,000 donation to the Florida Democratic Party, gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink’s chief of staff helped the firm be placed in consideration for lucrative legal work with the State Board…
As the gossip pages buzz with rumors that Tiger Woods was partying with his alleged mistress, Rachel Uchitel, this weekend at the Everglades Club on Palm Beach, it’s time for a reality check.First, Palm Beach’s oldest and most exclusive club is a gray-haired joint. According to one longtime member, the…
UPDATED: [Since this was published, Bob Scandiffio told his story and it greatly contradicts the story that Scott Rothstein was telling about him. Scandiffio’s story also helps to make sense of why Rothstein appears to have fabricated the story. To read Scandiffio’s story, click here.] Scott Rothstein decided he was going to…
If Florida gang members are using Twitter, the new technology didn’t much help Lake Worth MLK member Ricardo Rodriguez. Rodriguez, 24, who lives in a concrete block bungalow decorated with merry Christmas lights at 618 North D Street in Lake Worth, was rounded up by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s office…
As the paparazzi continue to hunt for Tiger Woods (and I do mean hunt — tabloids have offered at least one New Times reporter hundreds of dollars for news tips about the golf star, and hundreds of thousands for photos), his alleged mistress, Rachel Uchitel has been venturing out near…
A recent news story on The Business Insider got me thinking about something. If New York gang members are using Twitter to talk to one another and organize fights, robberies, etc. then could Florida gangsters be doing the same?Of course, Twitter has sub-cultures just like any other group venue. All of…
Lake Worth City Manager Susan Stanton joins the likes of Sami Al-Arian, Terri Shiavo, and the 2000 Florida Recount as one of Creative Loafing’s end-of- the-year winners: “Ten Biggest Stories of the Decade in Tampa Bay.”In 2007, Steve Stanton had been Largo town manager for 14 years. He found himself…
