Criminal Law

Juror Italo Campagna Tried to Bribe Defendant's Family to Guarantee a Not Guilty Verdict

​While serving on the jury of a federal criminal trial, Italo Campagna tried to bribe the defendant's family for $20,000 to convince other jurors to deliver a not guilty verdict and keep the man out of jail. Instead, now Campagna likely faces a jury of his own.

Kids claim abuse and violence at juvenile lockup Thompson Academy

​While serving on the jury of a federal criminal trial, Italo Campagna tried to bribe the defendant's family for $20,000 to convince other jurors to deliver a not guilty verdict and keep the man out of jail. Instead, now Campagna likely faces a jury of his own.

Rick Scott's racist clemency rules

​While serving on the jury of a federal criminal trial, Italo Campagna tried to bribe the defendant's family for $20,000 to convince other jurors to deliver a not guilty verdict and keep the man out of jail. Instead, now Campagna likely faces a jury of his own.

No Clemency For Felons Means Southern Racism Is Back

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why Rick Scott is helping the criminal justice system keep African-Americans down. Last week, Florida Gov. ... More >>

CBS and Sports Illustrated lie about black athletes

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why Rick Scott is helping the criminal justice system keep African-Americans down. Last week, Florida Gov. ... More >>

CBS and Sports Illustrated Lie About Athlete's Criminal Record

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains how the criminal justice system destroys young black men in Miami-Dade County.A couple of major news organizatio ... More >>

Operation Streamline treats migrants like cattle

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains how the criminal justice system destroys young black men in Miami-Dade County.A couple of major news organizatio ... More >>

Miami's Mentally Disabled Immigrants Abused by Court System, Report Says

Inside the Krome Detention Center, mentally disabled inmates often go to court with no lawyers.​When Allison Kent met her new client at the Krome Detention Center -- a Haitian man she now calls Mike C. -- he had already been found incompetent in a criminal trial, and for good reason: Mike C. had a ... More >>

Spence-Jones Arraigned, Supreme Court Lawyer Bruce Rogow Calls Indictment 'Hogwash'

Michelle Spence-Jones did not enter a plea today on the latest bribery charges brought against her. Instead, she asked the court to dismiss them for being too vague. ​Two weeks ago, when she was arrested again for allegedly soliciting money from a local developer, readers responded in typically m ... More >>

From Bolivia: Massacre victims get no justice

Michelle Spence-Jones did not enter a plea today on the latest bribery charges brought against her. Instead, she asked the court to dismiss them for being too vague. ​Two weeks ago, when she was arrested again for allegedly soliciting money from a local developer, readers responded in typically m ... More >>

Ex-Judge Phil Davis Convicted on Fraud Charges

Looks like Phil Davis is finally heading to the pen.​The ex-Miami judge, who wriggled out of jail time in a federal sting operation in the early '90s by admitting a raging cocaine habit, was found guilty of fraud today.Prosecutors built a case against Davis involving a non-profit he founded in 199 ... More >>

Why Is the Cat Killer Arrest Affidavit Sealed, and Why Do CBS4 and the Herald Care So Much?

The arrest affidavit detailing the cops' case against suspected cat killer Tyler Weinman remains sealed, and CBS4 and the Miami Herald are absolutely livid about it. So much so that the news partners requested a hearing today pressing prosecutors to unseal the documents. CBS4's Jim DeFede has ... More >>

Robin Hood Courts

Public defenders turn to rich law firms for help.

Overworked, Underfunded Miami Public Defenders Turn To Rich Law Firms For Help

Inside a stuffy, overcrowded Miami-Dade misdemeanor court, a 13-year-old boy clad in an orange jumpsuit watches in awe as his lawyer artfully demands that the judge toss evidence the prosecution has against the teenager. On most days, Ben Reiss of the prestigious Greenberg Traurig firm defends comm ... More >>

Ex-Con Raps for McDonald's

A Miami man goes from gunslinger to bun-slinger.

Juvenile Loves his Reefer

A Miami man goes from gunslinger to bun-slinger.

On the MMAP

The key to understanding the new corruption charges? Look at the old ones.

Letters from the Issue of March 15, 2007

"Your excellent article exposed the ugly truth."

Classroom Felon, Part 2

Former AG Bob Butterworth has a double standard for felons

Inspector Imperiled

Incredibly, the job of one of the county's most successful and vigilant agents is on the line

Devil or Angel

True or False:

David Collins is Miami's leading bail bondsman.

David Collins has lots of friends in law enforcement.

David Collins says he's put his criminal past behind him.

Run-On Sentence

Critics say draconian drug laws held over from the Eighties pack prisons, force plea deals, and hit one errant lawyer harder than the dealers he defended

Best Cheap Eats

TROY Community Academy’s Teen Cuisine program

The Chief's Retreat

Rolando Bolaños lied and got away with it, but stay tuned

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of April 6, 2000

Orphans of the State

For countless undocumented immigrant kids, America is not the land of puppies and Disney trips, but the land of neglect

Courting Disaster

Judge Cindy Lederman, champion of justice and advocate extraordinaire, bends the rules on the bench

Passport to Paradox

The Cuban embargo is supposed to be getting tougher on travelers, but it's just getting weirder

Shoot Out the Lights

Gwendolyn Ramsey's run-in with police culminated in an emergency lobotomy. So where is she now? Behind bars.

Flunk Out

Dade County's school district may have its own police department, but law enforcement experts say it doesn't come close to making the grade

Letters

Dade County's school district may have its own police department, but law enforcement experts say it doesn't come close to making the grade

This Is Not the USA

He thought he was just doing his job and playing by the rules. Then he learned that the rules are very different in the sovereign nation of the Miccosukee.

No Butts?

With state lawmakers renewing their threats to ban au naturel sunbathing, local nudists are undressing for battle

Making the Streets Safe Again -- Quickly

With state lawmakers renewing their threats to ban au naturel sunbathing, local nudists are undressing for battle

Flunk Music

The state's new certification test for law-enforcement personnel has just about everyone singing the blues

One Angry Man

When Judge Tom Petersen, the very vocal conscience of Dade's juvenile court, gets a transfer, does he have any comment about it? Stupid question.

Arrested...Convicted...Elected?

Raul Martinez is facing ten years in prison for public corruption. Hialeah voters want him to be their mayor anyway. What a town!

Geraldo, Bloody, Geraldo!

An oft-maligned talk-show host teams up with an oft-maligned state agency to produce a bit of TV magic

Junkies

It alters perceptions and skews the ability to tell right from wrong. Ultimately, it results in a dysfunctional society. But it's not a drug. It's the War on Drugs.

The Case from Hell Part 5

The most notorious child-custody battle in memory heads for its bitter end

The Hits Just Keep on Coming

Another stroll on the beach. Another arrest. Another accusation of police brutality. The same two Miami Beach cops.

Jails R Us

Is Janet Reno's proposal for a new Youthful Offender Court a long-needed innovation or a chance to place a statute of limitations on childhood?

Triggerlock

Is Janet Reno's proposal for a new Youthful Offender Court a long-needed innovation or a chance to place a statute of limitations on childhood?

The Strange Case of the Sealed Files

J.C. Alvarez might have won the election battle if confidential information hadn't been leaked. That was last year. Now comes the legal battle.

The Case From Hell: Part 3

State investigators take a new look at the Nogues family's horror story. And reach a new conclusion.

The Little Thief

State investigators take a new look at the Nogues family's horror story. And reach a new conclusion.

Boing! Boing! Boing!

Cutbacks in the state attorney's Worthless Check Division may have given carte blanche to aspiring check bouncers

The Case From Hell, Part II

Cutbacks in the state attorney's Worthless Check Division may have given carte blanche to aspiring check bouncers

The Names

Cutbacks in the state attorney's Worthless Check Division may have given carte blanche to aspiring check bouncers