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Criminal Sentencing and Punishment

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Belén Jesuit Ponzi Schemer Gaston E. Cantens Sentenced to Five Years Behind Bars

    Gaston E. Cantens, a former advisory board member for Belen Jesuit Preparatory School who used his prominence in Miami's Cuban-American community to target the elderly, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to running a $135 million Ponzi scheme.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Franken-Artist Enrique Gomez De Molina Sentenced to 20 Months for Wildlife Smuggling

    ​Enrique Gomez De Molina, the local artist who specializes in surrealist objects assembled from the taxidermied parts of different animals, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for smuggling endangered wildlife. De Molina was first arrested in late November just before Art Basel, and plead gu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Coral Gables High Teen Killer Gets 40 Years

    ​After being convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing a classmate during school at Coral Gables High School, Andy Rodriguez, 19, has avoided life in prison, but was sentenced to 40 years in jail this morning. Following his release, at the age of 59 if he serves his full term, he will also se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Mos Def Challenges BET, Oprah, and Obama to Pay Tribute to Executed Prisoner Troy Davis

    Photo by Marta Xochilt Perez​On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m. in Jackson, Georgia, a death row inmate named Troy Davis, convicted 20 years ago for the murder of off-duty Savannah policeman Mark MacPhail, was executed by lethal injection. For decades, though, Davis, his supporters, and many j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Miami Heat's Mike Miller Scammed by Ponzi Schemer John Johnson

    ​Poor Mike Miller. He sat out a good chunk of last season with a thumb injury, only to return to not win the NBA Finals. Now it turns out he was taken for a financial ride by Ponzi schemer John Johnson. Guy just can't catch a break. Of course, maybe Miller should have done his homework before inve ... More >>

  • News

    August 4, 2011

    Elroy Phillips sits in prison despite proof of his innocence

    ​Poor Mike Miller. He sat out a good chunk of last season with a thumb injury, only to return to not win the NBA Finals. Now it turns out he was taken for a financial ride by Ponzi schemer John Johnson. Guy just can't catch a break. Of course, maybe Miller should have done his homework before inve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Miami Beach Ponzi Schemer Nevin Shaprio Gets 20 Years in Jail

    ​Nevin Shapiro lived like a modern-day Caligula. He seemed to have it all: a luxurious Miami Beach mansion on the bay, parties that attracted local notables and sports superstars, fast cars, big yacht, women and the athlete's lounge at the University of Miami named after him. It all came tumbling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Efraim Diveroli Earns Four Years In Prison For Fraudulent Arms Deal To Afghanistan

    ​Efraim Diveroli, the young Miami Beach gun runner who stirred national outrage two years ago with a fraudulent a $300 million Pentagon ammunition deal, listened with downcast eyes yesterday as a federal judge read aloud his sentence: four years in prison, a $250,000 fine and $149,000 in restituti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Scott Rothstein Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison

    Kim Rothstein and friend Stacie Weisman leaving the courthouse after the sentencing.​Unless you've been under a rock for the past few months, you should know that South Florida got stuck with its own mini-Madoff who goes by the name of Scott Rothstein. Yesterday, Rothstein was sentence by U.S. Dis ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2010

    Hack Pack

    The biggest identity theft case ever. Right here in Miami.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    "Dolphins Suck" Comment Leads to Death of an Inmate

    Dept. of CorrectionsVincent Lee​Defending the pride of the Miami Dolphins to the death is something the current roster hardly seems interested in, but one fan is accused of killing a Dolphins detractor. Though, both the assailant and the victim were already behind bars at the time.The incident too ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Feds Bust Dade Correctional Institute Guards on Civil Rights Violations

    ​No matter how cynical you've grown about the American justice system -- let's say, from watching a few too many episodes of The Wire -- there are still stories coming out of Miami's prison system that will make your jaw drop. Today, through a federal indictment, comes a tale of casual civil right ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Madoff Gets 150 Years in Jail

    Bernie Madoff, the West Palm Beach financial demon who ripped off thousands of investors, many in South Florida, has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years behind bars.  "I'm responsible for a great deal of suffering and pain, I understand that. I live in a tormented state now, knowing all of the ... More >>

  • News

    February 5, 2009

    The Robes of Justice

    Death row inmate wants seat on state supreme court.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Death Row Inmate Wants to Be the Next Supreme Court Justice

    Who says the electric chair should stand in the way of your dream job? Not Michael Lambrix. Sure, the 48-year-old waits on death row for fatally bludgeoning and strangling two people outside Fort Myers in 1983. But that hasn't stopped the articulate, overachieving inmate from applying to be Florid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    OJ Simpson Gets 15 Years

    OJ Simpson faced anywhere from six years to life for his conviction for armed robbery last month. He ended up with 15 years (though other reports are claiming he may serve up to 18, I guess the legal experts are still working out the math), and will not be eligible for parole for at least six, possi ... More >>

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    Letters from the Issue of May 3, 2007

    "I thought there was no place I couldn’t handle … but I sure as hell won’t set foot in ‘Baghdad West,’ that’s fo sho!"

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    Pearl of the Antilles

    The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4200 calories a day and a Koran

  • City Life

    May 13, 2004

    BEST CRIMINAL CONVICTION IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS

    Willie and Sal trial jurors

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    Blue Lines, Steel, and the Hour of Myth

    Women in prison transcend violence, tedium, and the past

  • News

    January 6, 2000

    Pain & Gain, Part 3

    A wealthy couple disappears, the slumbering Metro-Dade Police Department awakens, and the ghastly deeds of Miami's Sun Gym gang at last come to an end.

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Con Kid

    Jimmy Sabatino, self-described child of the Mafia, displayed a prodigious talent for confidence games even as a teenager. If he hadn't threatened to kill President Clinton, he'd probably be scamming today.

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    Inside Job

    For years people have been alleging that Miami bail-bond king Jim Viola bribes county corrections officers. For years the FBI and the State Attorney's Office have been investigating. And for years nothing has happened.

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Tales from the Big House

    For years people have been alleging that Miami bail-bond king Jim Viola bribes county corrections officers. For years the FBI and the State Attorney's Office have been investigating. And for years nothing has happened.

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    My Life in Jail

    There are plenty of wonderful places to spend the holiday season in South Florida. As the author explains, the Stockade isn't one of them.

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    Cleaning Up Krome

    Lawyers Tina Fassnacht and Stacy Taeuber are all-purpose advocates at the West Dade immigrant camp

  • News

    December 17, 1998

    The Imperfect Murder

    Stanley Cohen's wife went to prison for arranging to have him killed. Years later a Miami journalist reveals a secret. Now the entire case may be unraveling.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Caged Birds Sing

    Prison librarian Rolando Valdes and his band of libretto-loving inmates stage an opera

  • News

    July 30, 1998

    A Shock to the System

    Ouch! INS prisoners claim they were tortured with electroshock riot shields.

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Jail Cells Are Forever

    At least they are for Cuban immigrants who are not U.S. citizens

  • News

    November 27, 1997

    Bye-Bye, Baba

    At least they are for Cuban immigrants who are not U.S. citizens

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    The Last Dance

    At least they are for Cuban immigrants who are not U.S. citizens

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    A Prisoner of Circumstance

    Rachel Better never worried about her stateless status until the INS locked her up. Then it was too late.

  • News

    January 23, 1997

    News of the Weird

    Rachel Better never worried about her stateless status until the INS locked her up. Then it was too late.

  • News

    December 19, 1996

    Bud Men

    Despite the risks, local pot farmers have taken homegrown high-tech

  • News

    December 12, 1996

    Incarceration Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

    When he was booked into the Dade County Jail, Earl Cole was a sick man. Not for long.

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    Jailhouse Rumble

    If racial strife and political bickering were crimes, the entire staff of Dade County's corrections department would be locked up

  • Film

    January 25, 1996

    Executioner's Song

    If racial strife and political bickering were crimes, the entire staff of Dade County's corrections department would be locked up

  • News

    December 14, 1995

    Sal Speaks

    If racial strife and political bickering were crimes, the entire staff of Dade County's corrections department would be locked up

  • News

    September 21, 1995

    The Boulder Boys Must Die

    When federal prosecutors seek the death penalty in drug-related murders, the defendants are almost always black. Why should Miami's first "kingpin" case be any exception?

  • News

    January 19, 1995

    Trip to the Big House

    Need to visit a loved one doing time in one of the many state prisons up near the Georgia line? Who you gonna call? Right. Prison Connection.

  • Film

    September 21, 1994

    Prose and Cons

    Need to visit a loved one doing time in one of the many state prisons up near the Georgia line? Who you gonna call? Right. Prison Connection.

  • News

    January 12, 1994

    The Amazing Crespo!

    Whether agitating on behalf of Florida's film industry or aiming cruel barbs at state officials, ex-con activist Al Crespo is a gadfly with an attitude

  • News

    November 10, 1993

    The Further Adventures of Willy and Sal

    Being thrown in jail was supposed to bring down the curtain on Miami drug lords Willy Falc and Sal Magluta. But there was an encore: Death threats, clandestine cameras, illegal searches, and major security violations.

  • News

    April 14, 1993

    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.

  • News

    December 23, 1992

    Her Brother's Keeper: Part 2

    It wasn't quite the resolution he or his sister had hoped for, but John Popejoy's child-molestation case is finally closed

  • Film

    December 9, 1992

    Killer Instinct

    It wasn't quite the resolution he or his sister had hoped for, but John Popejoy's child-molestation case is finally closed

  • News

    March 4, 1992

    Triggerlock

    It wasn't quite the resolution he or his sister had hoped for, but John Popejoy's child-molestation case is finally closed

  • News

    February 12, 1992

    Falcon and Magluta

    It wasn't quite the resolution he or his sister had hoped for, but John Popejoy's child-molestation case is finally closed

  • News

    October 16, 1991

    Phoney Baloney

    60 Minutes closes the book on the legacy of jailhouse phone-scam artist Danny Faries. You don't say!

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