If George Levin was Rothstein’s whale, then Ted Morse was his chief enabler. McDermott says the person responsible for that ultimately disastrous relationship was RRA attorney Les Stracher, who was Morse’s lawyer prior to Rothstein’s taking over and had a longstanding relationship with the family. “Les Stracher fed Ted Morse…
As a hub for so many cruise ships, Port Everglades sees a lot of entertaining “theme” cruises. Remember the Climax Cruise or the Weekly Standard Cruise? Well now a Boca Raton man has assembled the first Beatles Tribute Cruise, and it’s scheduled to depart Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, March 28,…
James Madison, the so-called Father of the Constitution and apparent dunce, neglected to write something in there about not spending too much money. But George LeMieux was not not elected to allow oversights like this. Besides, he’s been a U.S. Senator for, like, 90 days and he has three children…
Here’s what’s happening in Broward and Palm Beach counties this Thursday:Wearing a big pair of sunglasses, Dalia Dippolito made a court appearance yesterday in West Palm Beach. Attorneys for the accused murder conspirator want a judge to bar both sides from speaking to the media. [WPBF]Stefanie Woods, the teen made…
While working on this profile of Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, people kept swearing that the guy had a great sense of humor. It was hard to see, considering his normal grumpy demeanor in press conferences and most public appearances in general. But then I watched the clip above of Sparano…
Miami Dolphins Coach Tony Sparano stomped off the team plane at 10 o’clock the night of November 29. The round-faced 48-year-old was still wearing the clothes he requires every game day: white cap, white long-sleeved T-shirt, teal windbreaker, and pleated khaki pants. Six hours before, the team had lost to…
Anthony McDermott went to Bova Prime with the goal of punching Scott Rothstein in the face on a special day. “It was St. Patrick’s Day,” McDermott told me today. “For an Irish kid from Southie, that’s a good day to get into a brawl.” McDermott said there were a lot of reasons…
The story of Ponzi King Scott Rothstein’s ties to Fort Lauderdale Chief Frank Adderley wasn’t going away. And so the chief just issued a public statement:As the Police Chief and a life long resident of the City of Fort Lauderdale, I associate and have developed relationships with a diverse group…
Those “models” might turn out to be porn stars, as they were in the sad…OK… hilarious case of Raul Quintana, the poor bloke who was kicked out of Fisher Island after he rented an empty condo to what he thought was a fashion shoot. Turns out it was Bang Bros.,…
That’s video of a demonstrator from gay-hating Westboro Baptist Church, shot yesterday near Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, where according to reports, the kids were on lockdown. Judging by the other videos, the Westboro folks were outnumbered by an enthusiastic batch of counter-protesters. (It’s because we warned you…
In the spirit of holiday giving, about 6,000 postcards from Broward Teachers Union members are expected to begin arriving at the homes of Broward School Board members today. The cards, featuring lumps of coal and some adorably angry-looking children, are not exactly subtle…
So much for that insurmountable lead. Those are the latest numbers from Rasmussen, which finds Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio tied at 43.It’s obvious that as Obama’s popularity has plummeted among Florida Republicans — and Floridians, period — so has Crist’s. Oh, how he regrets putting the words “stimulus” and…
Last week, I attended the South Florida WordPress Meetup for the first time. The topic was WordPress security and the presenter was John Carcutt of West Palm Beach. The meetups are held in Pompano Beach every second Wednesday of the month.Carcutt is the group’s organizer and is the search engine…
Recently released discovery documents reveal that 15-year-old Michael Brewer had nine enemies — a ring of boys that surrounded him one October afternoon in Deerfield Beach, doused him with rubbing alcohol when his back was turned, and lit him on fire. But Brewer, still recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital in…
Every year, an estimated 65,000 young people graduate high school in America as undocumented immigrants — “illegals,” as the people who want them out of the country are fond of calling them — and face the possibility of deportation. But that could all change soon if the DREAM Act, a…
Not all Florida politicians are gun-shy about ethics reform. Yesterday, after failing to get commitments from three high-profile Republicans, I asked attorney general candidate Dan Gelber whether he would support a bid by the Florida Commission on Ethics to give it more power to go after crooked politicians.”I would support…
Remember how Charlie Crist emerged on the “short list” to become John McCain’s running mate last year? Well, the behind-the-scenes money that helped make that happen came from, yes, of course, Scott Rothstein. Those were the Ponzi schemer’s favorite candidates, after all. Rothstein, you understand, put huge amounts of his stolen money into…
Your balanced breakfast of South Florida scoops:Turbulence for the transgendered city manager of Lake Worth, Susan Stanton, after she published on the city’s website 40 unsigned emails by residents railing against the political associations of the city’s census coordinator, who then resigned, not without Churchillian flair. Said she: “Much blood…
Just because Daddy’s hedge fund got swallowed by a Ponzi schemer doesn’t mean his little girl can’t have a wedding fit for royalty. This past weekend, Stephanie Sara Levin, daughter of George Levin, dubbed “Rothstein’s whale” by Pulp, married Joseph Thomas Kraeutler in the lobby of one of New York…
The day his wife was arrested for allegedly trying to have him killed, Boynton Beach police officers conducted a lengthy, videotaped, sworn interview with Michael Dippolito. Dippolito talked calmly and openly about the many strange things that had happened since he hired an escort named Dalia Mohammed to come to his office one…
