Katherine Fernandez Rundle

Al Lorenzo Wins Elections, but Will His History Hurt the State Attorney's Latest Bid?

Chris Brown's South Beach Phone Snatching Case Still Under Investigation Says State Attorney

Remember when Chris Brown was accused of stealing a fan's iPhone on South Beach? Well, the investigation is still underway, and in what is almost a non-development, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle just released a statement saying that the case is still open. 

Michelle Spence-Jones to Go After Katherine Fernandez Rundle

City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones is looking for vindication at the expense of the city's top law enforcement official. According to a Feb. 14 letter her civil attorney sent Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Spence-Jones is preparing to sue the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office for allegedly violat ... More >>

Miami's Top 10 Political Bloggers Rank Dade's Worst Politicians

Miche Ratto​This week, Miami New Times profiled the ten hardest-hitting blogs that make life miserable for public officials in South Florida. At a time when the Miami Herald and other media outlets are shaving back coverage of civic and public affairs, bloggers are filling the void to investigate ... More >>

Miguel Exposito Fired by City Commission UPDATED

​See ya, Expo! Miami's finest reality-show filming, mayor-baiting police chief catastrophe is officially looking for a new job thanks to Michelle Spence-Jones's vote.MSJ evidently decided her district's outrage over the Miami Police Department's wave of seven fatal cop-involved shootings this past ... More >>

Indict North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre

​See ya, Expo! Miami's finest reality-show filming, mayor-baiting police chief catastrophe is officially looking for a new job thanks to Michelle Spence-Jones's vote.MSJ evidently decided her district's outrage over the Miami Police Department's wave of seven fatal cop-involved shootings this past ... More >>

Bus Drivers Scammed $1 Million From MDPS Insurance, Prosecutors Say

photo by Schuminweb via Wikimedia Commons​Health care fraud is the hot ticket among Miami's white collar criminals these days, and prosecutors today say they've busted a ring that was recruiting school bus drivers to bilk the Miami-Dade Public School's insurance fund to the tune of at least $1 mil ... More >>

Prosecutors Clear Miami Officer in Shooting Death of DeCarlos Moore

Chief Miguel Exposito's force was cleared in the shooting.​On July 5 last year, Miami Police Officer Joseph Marin fired a single shot into the head of a 36-year-old, unarmed man named DeCarlos Moore during a traffic stop in Overtown. Moore's death touched off a firestorm that has escalated in past ... More >>

This Week in Politicians Taking Free Stuff: Frank Carollo's Trip to Spain, Kathy Rundle's $20K in Flowers and Tickets

via Gran Felix HotelThe lobby of Frank Carollo's free hotel in Madrid. Not too shabby!​Ever since Miami Beach officials were caught trying to strong-arm tickets from the New World Symphony, public patience has worn thin for politicos taking comped gifts. Last week, via crusading blogger Al Crespo ... More >>

Read Miguel Exposito and Katherine Fernandez Rundle's Catty Email Fight

​Say this for Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito: With his seat warming to volcanic temperatures over a rash of police shootings and City Hall spats, he's not just sitting on his hands. He's already locked in a half-nelson with Mayor Tomas Regalado (whom he reported to the FBI a couple weeks ago), ... More >>

Katherine Fernandez Rundle Mum On Barbara Carey-Shuler's Reversal

​Miami-Dade's top cop is great at putting on a show for the local press corps. Flanked by her public corruption lieutenants and other law enforcers this past November 13, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle stood before a roomful of reporters to announce the arrest of then-Miami c ... More >>

Kathy Fernandez Rundle Slams Regalado's 'Corruption' Crackdown

Speaking to a jam-packed room of reporters, cops, and politicians yesterday, Mayor Tomas Regalado trumpeted eight corruption arrests as proof of his commitment to cleaning up city government. ​"For the first time ever in the City of Miami, we have an anti corruption department," Regalado crow ... More >>

Is suspended Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones a victim of racism?

Speaking to a jam-packed room of reporters, cops, and politicians yesterday, Mayor Tomas Regalado trumpeted eight corruption arrests as proof of his commitment to cleaning up city government. ​"For the first time ever in the City of Miami, we have an anti corruption department," Regalado crow ... More >>

Ex-Judge Points a Finger at the State Attorney's Office in His Corruption Trial

If ever the Miami State Attorney's Office has prosecuted a lose-lose case, the ongoing trial of former judge Phil Davis is it. Getting a conviction might just make the prosecutor's office look negligent in its past dealings with the alleged fraud organizer.​If Davis' sname sounds familiar, it's be ... More >>

Pizza-Lady Puncher Punches Out Permanently

via Me and Mr. HodgkinsHere's something we missed in the News Roundup. David Ranck, the Miami-Dade prosecutor who was involved in a bizarre physical altercation with a pizza delivery woman, has resigned. The delivery woman was having a hard time getting through security outside Ranck's gat ... More >>

Alms for the Poor

Cash-strapped public defenders fire back at critics.

Public Public Defenders Need a Nap and a Joint (Not Necessarily in That Order)

If you think budget cuts at your job suck (New Times is a considering a writing-by-candlelight, tent-office setup) try being a Miami-Dade public defender. Thanks to shrinking state court funds  - down in 44 million in the past two years -  these burnt-out servants of the poor, tired, huddl ... More >>

Kendall Car Dealership Keeps on Giving

Justice in Motion minivan comes to the State Attorney’s Office

Quote of the Day

Justice in Motion minivan comes to the State Attorney’s Office

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Richard Scruggs

Mortal Kombat, Miami-Style

It's another Rundle vs. Milian showdown for the State Attorney job, getting messier as the finish nears

Letters from the Issue of , 2002

Political battles, toppled trees, and downtown denizens

Powers That Be

It's nice to have wealthy and influential friends, especially when you need loads of campaign cash

Inspector Imperiled

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

Between Something and Nothing

Cocaine case no-actioned; pigeons are rats with wings

Junk Bonds

Giant bronze dolphins and Miccosukees in the golf zone

Saint Pizzi

Rundle, Milian, or Pizzi as state attorney in '04?

Much Ado About Very Little

How a dinner companion of the state attorney took issue with "Talk of Our Town' columnist Joan Fleischman & the Herald, etc.

Busted!

Greed, thievery, corruption, and betrayal -- the sordid tale of Miriam Alonso's downfall

Armesto Watch

Greed, thievery, corruption, and betrayal -- the sordid tale of Miriam Alonso's downfall

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of October 25, 2001

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of December 7, 2000

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of November 2, 2000

Friendly Fire

State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle should have coasted to election victory. Instead she's dodging bullets from the police unions in the political fight of her life.

Revenge of the Penny Tax

FIU and MDCC foundations draw new scrutiny from state investigators

The Team's Dreams

The attorneys who represented Elian's Miami relatives may have a political future

Riptide

Words that harm, words that, um, harm some more

DeFede

Good Cops, Bad Cops

Prosecution Complex

The strange saga of a smooth-talking hit man, jealous secretaries, and a ruined prosecutor

A Collision Course

Drunk drivers are getting away with it these days, thanks to peevish Miami-Dade cops

Letters

Drunk drivers are getting away with it these days, thanks to peevish Miami-Dade cops

Rundle Arrives

Drunk drivers are getting away with it these days, thanks to peevish Miami-Dade cops

Reading, Writing, and ... Ohmygod!

Why are we showing you the contents of the Killian High pamphlet? Because we can!

High Expectations, Low Pay

Why are we showing you the contents of the Killian High pamphlet? Because we can!

A Primer on Prosecuting Corruption

Why are we showing you the contents of the Killian High pamphlet? Because we can!

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

Secrets and Sunshine

One thing is clear: Some county commissioners broke the law last December. Another thing isn't so clear: Will they ever be punished?

Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is Channel 35's hostess with the mostest

One thing is clear: Some county commissioners broke the law last December. Another thing isn't so clear: Will they ever be punished?

Carry That Wait

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