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2013 Stories by Michael E. Miller

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  Miami Beach Must Face Corruption Problems On Its Own, Says Inspector General

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Last summer -- fresh off a corruption raid by the FBI -- the City of Miami Beach asked Miami-Dade Inspector General Chris Mazzella to help investigate its shady deals. This week, Mazzella gave the cit... More >>

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  Venezuelans Celebrate in Doral Following Death of Hugo Chavez

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Venezuelans partied late into the night in Doral following yesterday's announcement that Hugo Chavez had died from cancer. Restaurant El Arepazo II, on the corner of NW 39th Street and 79th Avenue, wa... More >>

• Bernard Diederich's Whiskey-Filled Travels With Novelist Graham Greene

  published March 7, 2013

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• Haiti Correspondent Recalls Adventures With Graham Greene, Horrors of Duvalier Regimes

  published Mar 04, 2013

  Graham Greene is a literary legend, famous for best-selling spy novels like Our Man in Havana, The End of the Affair, and The Quiet American. But the writer was as mysterious as his characters: secret... More >>

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  The Miami Heat Make a Harlem Shake Video Because Why The Hell Notr

  published Mar 01, 2013

  When you're kicking ass on the court, you can pretty much do whatever you want off of it. The Chicago Bears had the "Super Bowl Shuffle" back in 1986. Now the Miami Heat have made their claim to this ... More >>

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  Hugo Chavez Is Dead, According to Questionable CNN Chile Report

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Last night, CNN's Chilean affiliate reported that Hugo Chavez is not, in fact, recovering in a Venezuelan hospital because he is dead.The report was based on the claims of Guillermo Cochez, until rece... More >>

• Dolphin Stadium Renovation: Three Better Ways to Spend $200 Million

  published February 28, 2013

  Dolphin Stadium Renovation: Three Better Ways to Spend $200 Million More >>

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  Forget Renovating Sun Life Stadium; Here's What We Should Really Buy for $200 Million

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Stephen Ross wants your money. The billionaire Miami Dolphins owner might tell you otherwise, arguing that the $200 million he supposedly needs to renovate Sun Life Stadium will come from raising taxe... More >>

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  Miami Federal Prison Inmates Give Birth In Shackles, Lawyer Says

  published Feb 21, 2013

  On Tuesday, New Times reported the needless death of Keskea Hernandez, an inmate at Miami's Federal Detention Center. Death, it turns out, is not the only disgrace inside the FDC. Back in 2010, Maria ... More >>

• Rick Scott Welcomes Janet Napolitano to Florida By Complaining About MIA "Chaos"

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Rick Scott has balls. Giant, hairless, Republican balls. Remember when he told a crowd of black legislators that he understood them because he "grew up in the same situation as you guys" and also "sta... More >>

• More Medical Mishaps at Miami's FDC: Deaths, Delays, and Drug Mixups

  published Feb 20, 2013

  In this week's New Times, we investigate the death of Keskea Hernandez, an inmate at Miami's Federal Detention Center (FDC). She died January 9 while cuffed to a hospital bed after prison officials, p... More >>

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  Keskea Hernandez Died After Miami Prison Doctor Accused Her of "Embellishing" Illness

  published Feb 19, 2013

  On June 20 of last year, Keskea Hernandez appeared in a federal courthouse to beg for her life. The 42-year-old real estate agent had been locked up in Miami's Federal Detention Center for almost a ye... More >>

• Icon South Beach Residents Angry After Board Prez Cashed $113,000 in Checks

  published February 21, 2013

  Icon South Beach Residents Angry After Board Prez Cashed $113,000 in Checks More >>

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  Keskea Hernandez: Death in the Federal Penitentiary

  published February 21, 2013

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  Icon South Beach Residents Angry After Condo President Admits to Cashing $113,550 In Checks

  published Feb 18, 2013

  Florida history is full of condominium-related corruption, including board members receiving kickbacks for contracts or raiding condo coffers and then disappearing into the Everglades. That's why stat... More >>

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  Florida Man Faces Up to Five Years In Prison For Black Mamba Snake Bite Hoax

  published Feb 16, 2013

  On November 21, 2011, John Kenneth Rosenbaum burst into a South Georgia hospital begging for treatment. He had puncture wounds on his arm and the words "BLACK MAMBA" scrawled in marker on his skin.But... More >>

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  Santiesteban Growhouse Empire Crumbles as Three Members Plead Guilty to Murder, Drug Charges

  published Feb 15, 2013

  What happens in the family, used to stay in the family. No longer.The Santiesteban drug clan -- which made millions by running grow houses all over South Florida and smuggling pot up the coast to New ... More >>

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  Fidel Castro Discusses Mars Colonies, Buffalo Insemination, and Hugo Chavez's Recovery

  published Feb 14, 2013

  Earlier this week, South Florida received news of Fidel Castro's continued not-deadness with a mixture of apathy and anger. On the one hand, watching him proudly vote in the sham elections he institut... More >>

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  Miami Police Arrest Man For Spray-Painting Sidewalk In Graffiti-Covered Wynwood During Art Walk

  published Feb 13, 2013

  Graffiti has made Wynwood famous, from its much-visited wall murals to its heavily tagged warehouses and the highly sought after spray paintings now ensconced in its art galleries. Hell, even the cros... More >>

• Trouble in Paradise: Fines, Photo Surveillance, and Filthy-Mouthed Vandals in Coral Gables

  published Feb 12, 2013

  Let your teenage son swim in the poolr Get a warning. Leave your screen door openr Get fined $1,000. Post a written complaintr Watch it get defaced with expletives.Welcome to the Waters Edge apartment... More >>

• Waters Edge "Condo Commando" Turns Building Into a Prison, Residents Say

  published February 14, 2013

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  Miami-Dade County, 13 Cops Sued Over Deadly 2011 Police Raid in the Redland

  published Feb 08, 2013

  It was one of the bloodiest moments in Miami-Dade police history: a drug sting in which four robbers were mowed down by cops in a mango grove in the Redland. The controversial June 30, 2011 opera... More >>

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  Miami Beach Passes Stricter Rules for Film Permits in a Blow to A-Rod's Movie Mansion

  published Feb 07, 2013

  The year is still young, but one thing is already clear: 2013 ain't going Alex Rodriguez's way.Two weeks ago, New Times revealed that A-Rod's name appeared in the client notebook of local PE... More >>

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  Jerry Libbin Demands Miami Beach Respond to New Times Fire Department Investigation

  published Feb 06, 2013

  On Friday, New Times published a three-month investigation into Miami Beach Fire Rescue (MBFR). It showed that MBFR leaders and other city officials ignored evidence of corruption. Millions of do... More >>

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  Miami Man Contracts Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Nearly Dies After Getting Flu Shot

  published Feb 04, 2013

  Three months ago, Michael Stec could bench-press 275 pounds. Now the 56-year-old struggles to walk, gripping tightly to the parallel bars at Mercy Hospital, his legs buckling underneath him like broke... More >>