Federico Moreno

Federal Judge Leaves Miami on the Hook for Cops Who Fired 130 Rounds and Killed Suspect

In August 2010, three Miami police officers fired at least 130 rounds into 21-year-old Gibson Belizaire, who died from his wounds behind a Little Haiti shop. Belizaire was the sixth young black man killed that year by MPD under then-Chief Miguel Exposito. Belizaire's mother then sued the c ... More >>

Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Courthouse already under repair

Two Years Later, $169 Million Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Courthouse Is Under Repair

​When the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Courthouse finally opened in late 2007, the Magic City waxed rhapsodic: "Beautiful" and "elegant," enthused one judge; "(People) will say, 'That's Miami!" exclaimed another. Even this publication swooned, naming the glass behemoth "Best New Building" and praising t ... More >>

Cuban spy Juan Pablo Roque's jilted ex-wife won $27 million for his deception

BEST TERROR ALERT

October 26, 2004

Miami International Airport

Seeing Is Believing

Los Muñequitos de Matanzas show us what we've been missing for 50 years

Fair Weather Freedom Fighters

The Latin Grammys got the headlines, but brave and bruised theater director Alberto Sarraín got the honors

You Are Cordially Invited

So you weren't among those lucky few who dined with the king and queen? Consider it a compliment.

Elian Plus One

An INS agent discloses blatant anti-Cuban sentiment surrounding last year's raid, and apparent attempts at a coverup. The result? He's threatened.

Frank Talk About Free Speech

Attorney Victor Diaz chats up the ACLU's Howard Simon

Wiping Out the Spongers

A new crackdown on Biscayne Bay's sponge poachers has netted an entire Cuban subculture

It's Payback Time

Eleven years after the ACLU sued the City of Miami for harassing homeless citizens, the plaintiffs will get their cash

My Lawyer, the Criminal

Attorney Russell Carbone played dirty. How dirty? Try conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.

In Pursuit of Willy and Sal, Part Two

Having lost their case against the drug kingpins, federal prosecutors vowed to convict jury foreman Miguel Moya of bribery. Didn't quite work out that way.

Nice Indictment, Nobody Home

When there's a huge drug trial in Miami and no one watches it, does it even matter?

The Impossible Victory

The feds spent years building their case against drug kingpins Willy Falc centsn and Sal Maglutaa. Life in prison was assured. Too bad the jury didn't see it that way.

The Trial of Willy & Sal

Smuggling coke by the ton and making money by the bushel. Getting tortured in Panama and eating smoked pork loin in Houston. The courtroom show is riveting, but like Al says, where's the justice?

Sal Speaks

The Mysterious Mexican Gorilla Caper

A notorious animal smuggler. Some eager buyers. A bizarre sting operation. A dark and stormy night. No wonder the jurors could hardly believe what they were hearing.

The Collector

What do Armando Valladares, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Miriam Alonso, Xavier Suarez, Alex Penelas, Steve Clark, and the Miami Herald editorial board have in common? They're just a few of the big names enlisted by accused embezzler Roberto Polo in his fight to a

Keep It Coming!

Coral Gables officials send taxpayers' money to the lawyers in wheelbarrows. Guess they really don't like pretty red news racks.

What's All Heart and a Yard Wide?

When they trotted out the character references at Sarkis Soghanalian's bond hearing, they neglected to consult the people who are suing him