Email Author Michael E. Miller

2012 Stories by Michael E. Miller

• MIA's Smarte Cartes Slice Off Old Ladies' Fingers

  published August 30, 2012

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• Five RNC Contingency Plans If Tropical Storm Isaac Ruins The GOP Party

  published Aug 24, 2012

  Is tropical storm Isaac God's way of smiting Tod Akin for saying stupid sh*tr Is it a coincidence that the squall is set to touch down at the very moment that Rick Scott takes to the podium in Tampar ... More >>

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  Porn Star Lisa Ann on Performing as Sarah Palin in Tampa: "I'm Not Really an Actress. I'm a Mattress Actress"

  published Aug 22, 2012

  Read our full gonzo guide to the RNC: "Fear and Loathing in Tampa."Sarah Palin might not have been invited to the Republican National Convention, but her porn impersonator is crashing the party.This F... More >>

• Aasif Mandvi Explains Why The RNC Chose Tampa: "We Have the Best Strip Clubs in the World"

  published Aug 21, 2012

  Read our full gonzo guide to the RNC: "Fear and Loathing In Tampa"Screw Geraldo Rivera. Bugger off Wolf Blitzer. When it came time to pick a guide to this year's Republican National Convention in Tamp... More >>

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  Julian Assange Can Flee to Ecuador, But It's No Free-Speech Paradise

  published Aug 21, 2012

  Poor Julian Assange. Eighteen months ago, the 41-year-old Aussie was a globetrotting Wiki-warrior with dashing, wizard-like white hair. Now, he is effectively imprisoned inside the Ecuadorian embassy... More >>

• New Times Frees Boxer Yathomas Riley, Jailed for Two Years Without Trial

  published August 23, 2012

  New Times Frees Boxer Yathomas Riley, Jailed for Two Years Without Trial More >>

• Julian Assange Might Want to Reconsider His Escape to Ecuador

  published August 23, 2012

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  Fear and Loathing in Tampa: Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

  published August 23, 2012

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  Yathomas Riley Is A Free Man: Prosecutors Drop Charges After New Times Reporting

  published Aug 17, 2012

  Read our in-depth article about the bizarre attempted murder case that landed Riley in jail.Yathomas Riley has spent more than two years behind bars for a crime he likely didn't commit: the attempted ... More >>

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  Congressional Candidate Justin Lamar Sternad To Miami Herald: "Kiss My 'Lily White' Ass"

  published Aug 16, 2012

  Most of the time, we get lousy politicians who refuse to go away no matter the evidence against them. David Rivera, for instance. Occasionally, however, we see a politician emerge from nowhere only to... More >>

• New Times Story Casts Doubt on Boxer Yathomas Riley's Attempted Murder Charge

  published Aug 14, 2012

  Also read "Boxer Yathomas Riley: Beast or Victimr" and "Yathomas Riley Attempted Murder Case: Bloody Letter Bolsters Appeal."Two years ago, Yathomas Riley was an undefeated, up-and-coming boxer from F... More >>

• Pro Boxer Yathomas Riley: New Times Casts Doubt on an Attempted Murder Case Against Him

  published August 16, 2012

  Pro Boxer Yathomas Riley: New Times Casts Doubt on an Attempted Murder Case Against Him More >>

• State Regulators Defend Horse Doping Standards After New Times's Calder Investigation

  published Aug 13, 2012

  Read our investigation into horse doping: "Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course."Last week, New Times published a feature article on horse doping at Calder Race Course. The investigation found that ... More >>

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  Horse Rape, Cocaine, and Armed Robbery: Ten Crazy Incidents at Calder

  published Aug 10, 2012

  Read the New Times investigation: "Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course"This week's feature story focuses on horse doping and fraud allegations at Calder Race Course, Florida's biggest and most lucr... More >>

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  Report: Mitt Romney Founded Bain With Money From Miamians With Death Squad Ties

  published Aug 09, 2012

  Nowadays, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has got plenty of money. More than $200 million of it in secret accounts around the world, in fact. But when he launched Bain Capital in 1983, Rom... More >>

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  Horse Doping at Calder Race Course: Despite 41 Drug Violations, Trainer Kirk Ziadie is Back

  published Aug 08, 2012

  Read the New Times investigation: "Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course"American horse racing has recently been rocked by allegations of widespread doping and cheating. The New York Times revealed t... More >>

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  Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course

  published August 9, 2012

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• Non-Lawyer Bob Sherin Fights Red-Light Camera Tickets

  published July 26, 2012

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  Bob Sherin, Non Lawyer, Fights Red Light Camera Tickets In Court

  published Jul 23, 2012

  When Florida slapped Bob Sherin's software company with a monstrous $45,000 tax bill back in 1976, the small business owner went ballistic. Up to that point, his upstart industry had been exempt from ... More >>

• German Bosque, Florida Cop Fired Five Times But Still On the Job: "I Am Opa-Locka"

  published Jul 20, 2012

  Opa-locka cop German Bosque is Florida's most troubled police officer. State records show he has been fired at least five times for everything from using excessive force on kids in handcuffs to car th... More >>

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  Walmart Meeting: Midtown Community Bitterly Split Over Big Box Retailer's Still Secret Plan

  published Jul 17, 2012

  Technically, last night's public meeting in Midtown's Roberto Clemente Park was a minor affair. The issue at hand: whether to rezone several blocks to allow -- among other things -- loading bays on No... More >>

• Mentally Disabled Liberty City Woman Raped by Ex-Con Care Provider

  published July 19, 2012

  Mentally Disabled Liberty City Woman Raped at Consumer Supports Associates Villas by Ex-Con Care Provider More >>

• A Spring Breaker Sues a Miami Beach Spa After Her Massage Goes Horrifically Wrong

  published July 19, 2012

  A Spring Breaker Sues a Miami Beach Spa After Her Massage Goes Horrifically Wrong More >>

• Woman Sues Nirvana Spa on Miami Beach After "Hot Butter Massage" Goes Horribly Wrong

  published Jul 16, 2012

  All Jordan Berean wanted was to get her glow on. The pretty brunette was worn out after her sophomore year at an interior design school in New Jersey. So when she and some friends arrived at the Howar... More >>

• Mentally Disabled Woman Sues Liberty City Care Facility After Sexual Assault, Forced Abortion

  published Jul 13, 2012

  A mentally disabled woman is now suing the Liberty City living facility where she was sexually assaulted and impregnated by a caretaker.Two years ago, 27-year-old Katrina Whitehead arrived at Westches... More >>