Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2011

  "Santeria Stalker"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 19, 2011

  "Guns Online: No Permit Needed"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 3, 2011

  "The Fight to Bury Venezuelan President CAP in Miami"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 16, 2010

  "Hurricane Nevin"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 20, 2010

  "Hack Pack"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 22, 2010

  "Tea Party Pretty Boy"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 9, 2009

  "The Fall of a Titan"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 26, 2009

  "Guantanamo's Final Days"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published June 4, 2009

  "Swamped"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published April 9, 2009

  "The Fall of a Titan"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published May 21, 2009

  "Dog Fight"

• 2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published February 26, 2009

  "Guantanamo's Final Days"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

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2009 Stories by Tim Elfrink

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  FEATURED STORY

  Why Didn't The Herald Write More About Bill Nelson's Stanford Ponzi Problemr

  published Dec 28, 2009

  First, let's give the feds some credit.rrIf the Miami Herald's Sunday story updating the Allen Stanford Ponzi-o-rama is accurate, it took the daily only about ten months to finally begin pro... More >>

• Spineless U.S. Congress Kills Latest Hopes to Close Gitmo

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Back in February, I visited the Guantanamo Bay prison camp during President Obama's inauguration. At the time, it sure seemed like I was witnessing the last days of a ugly chapter in American history.... More >>

• Three Florida Telecom Execs Charged With Bribing Haitian Government

  published Dec 08, 2009

  In 2001, a start-up phone company set up shop in a Miramar office park, looking to corner the market on international calls from Little Haiti to Port-au-Prince.rIt was a great business plan in Miami. ... More >>

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  Cuba's Craigslist Is Apparently Back Online; You Can Still Buy That Sweet Yank Tank

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Revolico isn't just the best place on the web to ogle rusted-out Yank tanks for sale in Havana. As we wrote in September, it's also the most remarkable example yet of how the Internet is changing life... More >>

• Miami-Dade Cops Nab Million-Dollar Art Thief in the Midst of Art Basel

  published Dec 04, 2009

  rA good lesson for Art Basel-goers: If you try to get millions in art for a buck, a cup of coffee, and a hastily brandished firearm, you're going to have some trouble with the fuzz. Miami-Dade... More >>

• Last Night: David Lynch's 'Dark Night of the Soul' At OHWOW

  published Dec 03, 2009

  There's a reason David Lynch long ago joined the small pantheon of adjective-ized American artists alongside Hitchcock, Kubrick and Bon Jovi. (Whatr You've never heard a Bon Jovian songr)The director'... More >>

• UPDATE: Judge Accepts Psystar-Apple Settlement; Clone-Maker to Keep Fighting

  published Dec 02, 2009

  The California judge overseeing the long and bloody fight between Doral-based clone-maker Psystar and Apple has accepted a settlement between the two firms, setting the stage for Psystar to keep ... More >>

• Psystar and Apple Reach Settlement; Doral Clone-Maker May Live Another Day

  published Dec 01, 2009

  Don't write Psystar's obituary just yet. rPsystar, which we recently profiled in depth, has been locked in a heated legal battle with Apple since last year because the tiny Doral-based firm s... More >>

• Watch the Injury of the Year: Panthers Goalie Bashed in the Face by His Enraged Teammate

  published Dec 01, 2009

  The Panthers aren't exactly having the finest season on ice. They choked away their third game in a row last night, dropping to 10-12-4, good for the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference.But i... More >>

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  Miami Has the Most Foreign-Born Workers in the Nation

  published Nov 30, 2009

  Dear Miami: Think about this the next time you hear Lou Dobbs or Glenn Beck slobbering about the evils of immigration.rAlmost half of Miami's workforce was born outside the U.S. of A. Take away M... More >>

• Manhunt On For Miami Suspect in Thanksgiving Day Massacre

  published Nov 27, 2009

  Police across South Florida are on the hunt for a Miami man this morning suspected of gunning down four relatives at a Thanksgiving party in Jupiter last night.rPaul Michael Merhige, a 35-year-old wit... More >>

• Another Reason to Give Thanks: You're Not Stuck At MIA Right Now

  published Nov 26, 2009

  We're not sure how many surveys you need to tell you what you already know -- namely that Miami International Airport is to flying what George W. Bush is to presidencies. http://www.flickr.com... More >>

• What Do You Get For Trying To Steal $14 Trillionr Two Years, Apparently

  published Nov 25, 2009

  The sad saga of Marlon "X-Large" Moore has come to an end with a decidedly un-X-large prison sentence.rMoore, you may remember, was arrested this summer after one of the best diabolical schemes ever h... More >>

• Should South Miami-Dade teen Dewayne Pinacle get life in prison for rape and robbery?

  published November 26, 2009

  Should South Miami-Dade teen Dewayne Pinacle get life in prison for rape and robbery? More >>

• Murder Miami Style: Two Dead in Separate Shootings Across Town This Morning

  published Nov 20, 2009

  View Larger MapIn a bizarre coincidence, two men died and another clings to life this morning after separate shootings 15 miles apart at virtually the same time. The deadly hour was 6:30 a.m. One shoo... More >>

• Exposito Announced as New Chief, Promises to Get 'Back to Basics'

  published Nov 19, 2009

  If there was any lingering confusion about why Tomas Regalado chose his old friend Miguel Exposito as Miami's new chief of police, the veteran officer quickly cleared it up at his official introductio... More >>

• Murder Miami Style: Man Gunned Down In Allapattah Last Night

  published Nov 19, 2009

  View Larger MapWelcome to the hot seat, Miguel Exposito.Just a few hours after Tomas Regalado named his choice for new chief of the City of Miami PD, the first murder of the not-yet-official Exposito ... More >>

• The only free Liberty City Seven member, Naudimar Herrera, sticks up for his jailed comrades

  published November 19, 2009

  The only free Liberty City Seven member, Naudimar Herrera, sticks up for his jailed comrades More >>

• Ex-Herald Reporter Evan Benn Defends Students Accused of Bribing Sources

  published Nov 17, 2009

  At Northwestern University, there's a remarkable student-led initiative called the Innocence Project. Since 1991, the J-school program has helped free 11 wrongfully convicted men with good old-fashion... More >>

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  Liberty City Seven's Sentencing Starts Wednesday

  published Nov 17, 2009

  An iPhone buzzes inside a Wynwood restaurant, and Naudimar Herrera's bright brown eyes light up when he sees the caller: the downtown Federal Detention Center. r"Patrick, what's up, my brotherr" he b... More >>

• Candlelight Vigil for Liberty City Seven Draws Dozens Downtown

  published Nov 16, 2009

  Just before 8 last night, two dozen protesters in white T-shirts stared at the hulking Federal Detention Center downtown and held their breath. From one of the highest slit-like windows cut into the... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Psystar Loses Key Copyright Ruling In Apple's California Lawsuit

  published Nov 15, 2009

  This past week, we brought you the story of Rudy and Robert Pedraza, the Miami brothers who have taken on Apple by hacking its OS X to run on cheap PCs.rAlthough the self-funded, self-taught programme... More >>

• Miami Book Fair: Taylor Branch Talks About 'The Clinton Tapes'

  published Nov 12, 2009

  Back in the 1970s, while working on George McGovern's doomed presidential bid in Texas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Taylor Branch shared a room with two driven young Yalies named Bill and Hillar... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Nine City of Miami Workers Earning More Than $100K Get the Boot

  published Nov 11, 2009

  A couple months ago, the City of Miami's budget was about as well-balanced as Gary Busey on PCP. rThe Commission, Mayor Manny Diaz and the city's three unions staged a vicious tug-of-war over who... More >>

• Miami Southridge High Teacher Charged With Molesting 14-Year-Old Boy

  published Nov 10, 2009

  Police arrested a Miami Southridge Senior High School teacher today on charges that he molested a 14-year-old boy on multiple occasions. rThe teacher, Frank Matthew Galatas, allegedly performed o... More >>