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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2011 Stories by Tim Elfrink

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  FEATURED STORY

  UM Athletes Won't Have To Testify About Nevin Shapiro's Gifts As School Pays Back $83,000

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Donna Shalala may have just averted her worst nightmare. Ever since Napoleonic Ponzi booster Nevin Shapiro spilled his guts to Yahoo Sports this summer with allegations that he'd rained gifts on stude... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Miami Beach Police Officer Shoots and Kills Suspect on South Beach UPDATE

  published Dec 30, 2011

  A Miami Beach cop shot and killed a man early this morning while trying to break up a fight near 12th Street and Washington Avenue in South Beach. The officer fired two shots into the suspect's stomac... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Hugo Chavez Thinks The U.S. Secretly Gave Him And Other Latin Leaders Cancer

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Hugo Chavez has struggled through cancer over the past year, losing his hair, gaining weight and traveling repeatedly to Cuba for surgeries. Chavez has never said precisely what stage of the disease h... More >>

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Headed to Cuba, Venezuela to Hang With Chavez, Castro

  published Dec 28, 2011

  In a few short weeks, the world's eyes will turn to Havana as a powerful but highly controversial leader with millions of devout followers lands to shake hands with Fidel Castro. No, no, not the pope ... More >>

• South Florida family sues over "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"

  published December 29, 2011

  South Florida family sues over "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" More >>

• David Rivera Has $8,000, Frederica Wilson is a Millionaire, and Local Politicos are Worth $170 Million

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Muckraking site OpenSecrets.org decided to throw some fire on the Occupy Movement this week by estimating the net worth of every single member of Congress, from mighty Darrell Issa with his $700 milli... More >>

• Cuban Political Prisoners Sew Mouths Shut as Castro Frees Thousands of Criminals

  published Dec 27, 2011

  It's that most special time of the year in Havana, when Raul Castro dresses up as Santa Claus and frees thousands of prisoners as a holiday gesture. Of course there's a long list of convicts excluded ... More >>

• Dorian Hinkson Stabbed His Neighbor To Death On Christmas Eve Over Loud Music Complaint

  published Dec 27, 2011

  All 24-year-old Philip Arthur wanted on Christmas Eve was some peace and quiet so his wife could sleep in; what he got, cops say, was a fatal chest wound from the Liberty City neighbor who was blastin... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  A South Florida Family Is Suing Over Rights To "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"

  published Dec 26, 2011

  You've probably never heard of J. Fred Coots, but damned if his ditty hasn't been blowing up your car radio for the past month. Way back in 1934, Coots co-wrote a little tune called "Santa Claus Is Co... More >>

• Five Crimes This Year So Insane They Could Only Have Happened In Miami

  published Dec 23, 2011

  Miami is the fictional home of Dexter, Michael Weston and Horatio Caine, so it makes sense that some truly messed up crime goes down in the real 305. Still, it's astounding how the Magic City steps up... More >>

• Robobaldo Sanchez Arrested for Macing, Beating Store Clerk Into Coma With Hammer

  published Dec 22, 2011

  On Sunday, Little Havana store owner Cen Yue Kui was behind the counter, ringing up a customer for a gallon of milk. Then, without warning, the "customer" sprayed Kui's eyes with pepper spray, leapt o... More >>

• Christopher Raphael Arrested for Throwing Poop at His Girlfriend UPDATE

  published Dec 21, 2011

  Even in a state notorious for its poop crime, a young South Floridian named Christopher Raphael has set a new low bar for fecal offenses by allegedly assaulting his girlfriend with a handful of shit. ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Is Your Smartphone Spying on Your Miami Lawsuit Targets "Invasive" Carrier IQ Software

  published Dec 21, 2011

  What if your smartphone has secretly tracked everything you've done for the past two years: every Google search, every website, every key stroke -- not to mention everywhere you've traveledr Sounds li... More >>

• Newt Gingrich's failed Florida campaign

  published December 22, 2011

  Newt Gingrich's failed Florida campaign More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Kim Jong Il Dies; Fidel Castro Nearly Alone Atop Elderly A-Hole Club

  published Dec 19, 2011

  How many more ruthless, brutal dictators are going to kick the authoritarian bucket this year before Calle Oche finally gets to hold that damn parader Fidel Castro's rolodex of entrenched, old-timey l... More >>

• FAMU Students Occupy Rick Scott's Mansion; Governor's Reply Is Kinda Racist

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Thousands of Florida A&M students marched to the governor's mansion last night after Rick Scott demanded the school suspend its president over a band member's hazing death. Scott agreed to meet st... More >>

• Gandhi Lora, Convicted Sex Offender, Still Collects $7,200-Per-Month MDPD Pension

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Seven years ago, an ex-Miami-Dade cop named Gandhi Lora was convicted of producing and possessing dozens of kiddie porn images, sent to prison, and forced to register as a sex offender. Today he's not... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jose Mallea, Newt Gingrich's New Florida Chief, Has A Miami House In Foreclosure

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Out on the campaign trail, Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich hasn't shown a ton of empathy toward the millions going through foreclosures. But maybe his new Florida campaign chief can ... More >>

• Marlins Stadium Whistleblower Questions Safety As Inspector General Probes Welding

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Sure, the new Marlins Stadium is a taxpayer-draining succubus approved through wholesale lies and deceit -- but is the retractable-roofed ballpark also unsafer That's what a whistleblowing former cont... More >>

• Charles Stiefel, Coral Gables Dermatology King, Sued By SEC For Bilking Investors

  published Dec 13, 2011

  When Charles W. Stiefel took control of his family's business, Stiefel Laboratories was the largest dermatology manufacturer on earth. And the Coral Gables-based firm, which traced its history 160 yea... More >>

• Stuart Lawley's dot-xxx domain fight

  published December 15, 2011

  Stuart Lawley's dot-xxx domain fight More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

  published December 15, 2011

  BCS college football bowl scam More >>

• David Rivera Accused of Abusing Congressional Privilege With Medicare Mailer

  published Dec 09, 2011

  One of the perks in Congress is the right of "franking" -- no, it has nothing to do with Barney Frank, tequila shots and a dark alley. It's the ancient right to send constituents heaps of unwanted glo... More >>

• Houseboat "Pirate" Threatens Cops, Cites High Seas Law, Is Finally Arrested At Liquor Store

  published Dec 08, 2011

  When Robert McGary's houseboat washed up on a sandbar in a Florida channel a few months back, he liked the scenery so much that he refused to move. After police insisted he get back on the water, McGa... More >>

• .XXX Sites Are Live Thanks To Stuart Lawley, A South Florida Brit Who Beat the Bush Admin

  published Dec 08, 2011

  On Tuesday, the new .xxx domain went live on the Web, drawing in more than 100,000 adult sites. The man behind this new .xxx empire is a British millionaire living in South Florida who had to navigate... More >>