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Investigations

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Feds Investigate Coral Shipments to South Florida Over Ties to Reef-Killing Poaching

    Coral reefs, it's often said, are the rain forests of the ocean. But in reality, reefs around the world are disappearing even faster than the rain forests -- four times faster, in fact. The reasons are many, but not the least of which is stripping by poachers who then ship the coral to the U.S. to f ... More >>

  • News

    March 29, 2012

    Federal Trayvon Martin probe is just a coverup

    Coral reefs, it's often said, are the rain forests of the ocean. But in reality, reefs around the world are disappearing even faster than the rain forests -- four times faster, in fact. The reasons are many, but not the least of which is stripping by poachers who then ship the coral to the U.S. to f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    The Federal Investigation Into Trayvon Martin's Murder Is Bound To Fail

    ​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 scoffs at the Justice Department's investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin.Ever since I heard the 911 tapes of 17- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2012

    Otis Wallace's Shady Web: A Guide To This Week's New Times Investigation

    ​This week's profile of Otis Wallace raises serious questions about corruption in Florida City, from accusations of bribery and secret real estate deals to stolen votes. The article also reveals for the first time FBI and Miami-Dade investigations into the mayor and his administration.To help you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Opa-locka Mayor's Husband, Son and Sister Arrested for Campaign Fund Fraud

    Family drama and political corruption have collided in Opa-locka this afternoon as three immediate family members of the town's Mayor Myra Taylor were rounded up and arrested for campaign fund fraud.John Taylor, the mayor's husband, Demetrius Taylor, her son, and Elvira Smith, her sister, all now fa ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2012

    Stephanie Kienzle: Northern exposure

    Family drama and political corruption have collided in Opa-locka this afternoon as three immediate family members of the town's Mayor Myra Taylor were rounded up and arrested for campaign fund fraud.John Taylor, the mayor's husband, Demetrius Taylor, her son, and Elvira Smith, her sister, all now fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Opa-Locka Police Captain Arrested for Protecting Murderous Drug Ring

    Arthur Balom, an Opa-locka police captain, has been arrested on allegations he helped protect a South Florida drug ring and had knowledge of the murder of a Brinks armed truck guard that happened last year. The arrest was part of an FBI investigation. Three other men, members of the drug ring, were ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Anthony Mangione, South Florida's Top Immigration Cop, Arrested on Child Porn Charges

    ​Anthony Mangione, the chief of the the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's South Florida department, was arrested today on charges related to child pornography. Mangione had been suspended in April after federal investigators found images of child porn on his computer in his Broward County ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    David Rivera Named One of Most Corrupt Congressmen

    ​With Anthony Wiener's sext scandal and Allen West's ongoing shenanigans, it's easy to forget just how horrible Miami's Rep. David Rivera is. The freshman Republican representative has been under investigation by several state and federal agencies since taking office. Unsurprisingly, he has now be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    NCAA Launching Investigation Into Shady SEC and Big 10 Football Recruiting in South Florida

    ​Used to be the University of Miami Hurricanes had a lock on recruiting football talents in the "state of South Florida," but over the past few decades other schools have recognized the importance of our local talent hotbed. Now the NCAA is launching an investigation into allegations of shady recr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Barry Minkow Pleads Guilty to Lennar Conspiracy

    ​As expected former conman turned pastor turned corporate whistle-blower Barry Minkow has pleaded guilty to commit securities fraud. He was accused of purposefully trying to harm the business of Lennar, a home builder that is one of the largest companies head-quartered in Miami-Dade, by reporting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Shock Nightclub Now Under Investigation, According to Miami Beach Police

    via FacebookOpen or closed, Shock nightclub is now under investigation​Shock nightclub in South Beach may be a chaotic vortex of revolving promoters, investors, and name-changes, but it finally looks like that cycle might be grinding to a halt.Miami Beach Police now say that they have begun an inv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Al Sharpton Wants Justice Department to Investigate Miami Police Department

    ​Mayor Tomás Regalado isn't the only powerful enemy Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito has made in his relatively short run atop the department. Now, national civil rights leader and former presidential candidate Al Sharpton is calling for a federal investigation into the Miami Police Department. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Police Suspect Missing Mom Lilly Aramburo May Have Been Killed

    Miami-Dade Police​More than three years after she went missing, Miami-Dade Police investigators believe Lilly Aramburo was a victim of foul play. At least, that's what an updated missing persons flyer seems to indicate. New Times wrote a cover story about the young single mother's June 1, 2007 dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Police Hunting For Serial Groper with Sticky Fingers

    ​Police are searching for a man involved in two robberies in the Kendall area who got his hands on more than stolen items. In the two robberies, a man ambushed women as they arrived home. Threatening his victims with a knife he stole their purses, and then proceeded to fondle the women on the brea ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2010

    North Bay Village Mayor Oscar Alfonso cheated the IRS, the bank, and his city

    ​Police are searching for a man involved in two robberies in the Kendall area who got his hands on more than stolen items. In the two robberies, a man ambushed women as they arrived home. Threatening his victims with a knife he stole their purses, and then proceeded to fondle the women on the brea ... More >>

  • News

    February 11, 2010

    Calder trainer is suspected of selling racehorses to a slaughterhouse

    ​Police are searching for a man involved in two robberies in the Kendall area who got his hands on more than stolen items. In the two robberies, a man ambushed women as they arrived home. Threatening his victims with a knife he stole their purses, and then proceeded to fondle the women on the brea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Police Searching for Unidentified Man in Murder of Paula Sladewski

    Police are searching for a new person of interest in the murder of Paula Sladewski, the aspiring model who was found burned to death in a dumpster in North Miami-Dade after traveling to Miami for a Lady Gaga concert New Year's Eve.Surveillance video from that weekend shows Sladewski leavin ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2009

    Peace, Love, and Terror

    The investigation into a cop killing in the '70s leads to a law professor who helped launch Barack Obama's political career.

  • News

    August 27, 2009

    Bad Homework

    Would you tell your grandson to lie about an essay for a few lousy bucks?

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Michael Jackson's Miami Beach Doctor Reportedly Under Investigation

    Portrait of Farschian via his websiteIn the wake of his death, nine doctors who have treated Michael Jackson across the United State are under investigation, including Dr. Alimorad "Alex" Farschchian of Miami Beach. Riptide has already discussed the numerous connection between Dr. Farschia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2009

    Homestead Councilwoman Threatened By Amateur 'N Sync Video on YouTube

    Judy WaldmanThe FBI is currently investigating a YouTube video set to the music of 'N Sync's "Bye, Bye, Bye" that apparently infers that Homestead Councilwoman Judy Waldman should either be killed or off herself. The South Florida times broke the story. As of this afternoon the video has been r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    UM Frat Has Members Arrested For Drug-Related Charges ...Again

    Zeta Beta Tau's official song is "My Brother, Here is my Hand." The chapter at the University of Miami might as well amend it with "...it is full of drugs, so many, many drugs." Today, the Coral Gables Police Department Vice Squad raided the historically Jewish fraternity's house on UM's campus as p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Internal Affairs = Sexual Harrassment

    Donald Rifkin, a former Miami-Dade police major accused of trying to exchange sensitive information about internal affairs cases in exchange for sex from a female cop, is no longer investigating county officers accused of misconduct. He is now assigned to the Strategic Planning and Policing Bureau, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    When Internal Affairs Gets Too Cozy

    The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently ended an investigation into the onetime commander of the Miami-Dade Police Department's internal affairs unit, concluding Donald Rifkin was hoping to get laid by talking to county cop Carmen Pichardo about sensitive information in the internal affa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Junior Goes Free in Estefano Shooting Trial

    The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently ended an investigation into the onetime commander of the Miami-Dade Police Department's internal affairs unit, concluding Donald Rifkin was hoping to get laid by talking to county cop Carmen Pichardo about sensitive information in the internal affa ... More >>

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    Burn, Baby, Burn

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2008

    Breaking News: Miami’s Top Lawman, John Timoney, Breaks the Law

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2008

    Four Years Later, DJ's Death Still Unsolved

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Redskins Safety Sean Taylor Shot in Florida Home

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    New Times Owners Arrested

    Don't show up for work? Don't worry.

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Slime and Schemes Simmer in Surfside

    John Davis is a cop who won’t stop

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2007

    Lie Space

    John Davis is a cop who won’t stop

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2006

    Scary Terry

    John Davis is a cop who won’t stop

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Inspector Imperiled

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

  • News

    August 22, 2002

    Travail to the Chief

    Raul Martinez is a product of Miami's dysfunctional police department, so how can he be expected to transform it?

  • News

    June 14, 2001

    Taking Heat

    Maj. Frank Christmas, the Miami Police Department's top in-house investigator, finds himself the subject of a criminal investigation

  • City Life

    May 17, 2001

    Best Erratum

    "Newspaper rewrites paragraph, reveals possible Castro infiltration of U.S. government radio station"

  • News

    July 6, 2000

    To Serve and Protect

    And in the case of the Miami Police Department: To Lose

  • Shops and Wares

    May 11, 2000

    Best Used Bookstore

    Eutopia

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Border Wars

    Nearly a dozen people in the local INS office have filed sexual-harassment complaints against the agency

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    Letters

    Nearly a dozen people in the local INS office have filed sexual-harassment complaints against the agency

  • News

    May 29, 1997

    Alonso to Corrupters: Watch Out!

    Nearly a dozen people in the local INS office have filed sexual-harassment complaints against the agency

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Jimmy in the Lion's Den

    Nearly a dozen people in the local INS office have filed sexual-harassment complaints against the agency

  • Articles

    July 11, 1996

    Three Lies

    Nearly a dozen people in the local INS office have filed sexual-harassment complaints against the agency

  • News

    December 7, 1995

    Scalded

    A long-time aide. A few thousand dollars' worth of dubious insurance receipts. A cauldron of allegations. U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey has been . . . scalded

  • Film

    September 28, 1994

    Double Jeopardy

    A long-time aide. A few thousand dollars' worth of dubious insurance receipts. A cauldron of allegations. U.S. Attorney Kendall Coffey has been . . . scalded

  • News

    April 7, 1993

    Sudden Impact: Part 2

    There's no way to undo the damage to her mangled Sentra, but this car-crash tale has a satisfactory conclusion

  • News

    March 10, 1993

    See Joey Run

    Six things you might want to consider before casting your vote for Joe Gersten

  • News

    January 22, 1992

    The Classic Caddy Conundrum

    One 1973 ragtop Cadillac. One seller. One buyer. One's got the title, the other's got the car. Who owns the Eldorado?

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