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Bush Administration Looks to Curtail More Gitmo Rights

Miami Immigration Judge a Would-Be Pol

Feds Investigate Miami-Dade Jails

Breakin' the Law

Miami resorts to threatening the feds in order to keep its secrets

Pretrial Services

Of approximately 55,000 people arrested and charged with felonies in Dade County every year, more than 20,000 are released under the aegis of Pretrial Services while awaiting trial

Fraudbuster!

Of approximately 55,000 people arrested and charged with felonies in Dade County every year, more than 20,000 are released under the aegis of Pretrial Services while awaiting trial

JFK Assassination Theorists

Of approximately 55,000 people arrested and charged with felonies in Dade County every year, more than 20,000 are released under the aegis of Pretrial Services while awaiting trial

There Goes the Neighborhood

Residents of Miami's "Upper East Side" have no problem with Haitians yearning to breathe free. It's those seedy Biscayne Boulevard motels that they can't stand.

News Roundup

Fidel Castro is reportedly on his deathbed, and these reports are more sound than the one Perez Hilton posted last year. [Herald]Some thieves drove to the Village of Merrick Park, smashed their car into the Gucci store window, grabbed everything in sight, and took off. Police are on the lookout for ... More >>

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 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?

Unequal Justice

At federal prisons across the country, guards are preying on inmates. FDC Miami is no different.

Homeland Security, No!

Janet Napolitano's sorry service in Arizona makes her a terrible choice for Obama's cabinet.

Mock Trial

Miami’s immigration judges are not interested in your problems

High & Mighty

What do you do when some morons criticize you in a news report? If you're the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the top federal cop, the answer is easy: You blackball the news reporter

Headbangers Ball

Claims that police didn't aim at FTAA protesters' upper bodies get a black eye

Just Friends

If a man is known by the company he keeps, then FBI boss Hector Pesquera has a problem

Travail to the Chief

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

Admitting Terror, Part 2

The INS has its own peculiar way of meting out justice: Promote the supervisor who intentionally misled Congress and harass the inspector who warned of terrorists

Gotcha!

U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart owes the FEC 30 grand for arrogant electioneering. Finally.

A Moveable Feast of Lawsuits

In his crusade to force compliance with federal law, Martin Marcus isn't winning many friends, but he is influencing people

The Assassin Next Door, Part 2

Chile demands that former secret police agent Armando Fernandez Larios face justice for his role in the murderous Caravan of Death. But he seems to be safe in Miami -- thanks to the U.S. government.

The Assassin Next Door

Chile's infamous undercover operative Armando Fernandez Larios has lived a quiet life in Miami. But his past is about to catch up with him.

Kulchur

Willy Chirino gets slippery

News of the Weird

Willy Chirino gets slippery

Civil Wrongs

The Weed and Seed program is supposed to clean up inner-city neighborhoods. Fat chance.

Cyber Stakes

South Florida is at the heart of the Internet gambling boom -- and of the war to stop it

Letters

South Florida is at the heart of the Internet gambling boom -- and of the war to stop it

Letters

South Florida is at the heart of the Internet gambling boom -- and of the war to stop it

Triggerlock

South Florida is at the heart of the Internet gambling boom -- and of the war to stop it

Turns Out U.S. Interrogators Went Waterboard Crazy in Gitmo

When we toured and wrote about Guantánamo Bay a couple of months ago, the military had already tossed out any pretense that waterboarding and other torture techniques had been used on inmates. But no one really knew how often the military and the CIA decided to violate the Geneva Conventions and hu ... More >>

Sparked By Sucess in Miami, Feds Widen Health Care Fraud Force

The string of headlines involving several local busts of fraudulent HIV/AIDS treatment facilities milking medicare for money was no coincidence. Two years ago the justice department begin specifically targeting medicare fraud in the city. After success in Miami and then Los Angeles, today Attorney G ... More >>

Outrage: Police Review Board Screwed Again By City Politicians

Back in the bad old days of 2002,  the City of Miami Police Department had some nasty habits: shooting dozens of people, beating suspects, ripping through the city on dangerous chases.City police averaged 80 shootings every year and killed 15 suspects -- most black and poor. Things got so bad t ... More >>

Dog Bites Man

Miami Police canine units attack first, ask questions later.

President Obama fails to go after those responsible for the financial meltdown

Miami Police canine units attack first, ask questions later.

U.S. Government Seeks to Block Cuban Spy's Ex-Wife Attempt to Collect Judgment

It's official. The Associated Press reports the U.S. Department of Justice is opposing Ana C. Stiles​Margarita Martinez's attempt to make charter companies that book flights from here to Cuba pay a $27 million judgment she won against the Cuban government. In submitting its opposition motion ... More >>

Arizona and America join Joe Arpaio in rushing to inquire: Are your papers in order?

It's official. The Associated Press reports the U.S. Department of Justice is opposing Ana C. Stiles​Margarita Martinez's attempt to make charter companies that book flights from here to Cuba pay a $27 million judgment she won against the Cuban government. In submitting its opposition motion ... More >>

It's Time to Recall Mayor Tomas Regalado

​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 calls out Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado. Miami really needs to get rid of Mayor Tomas Regalado. It's time to recall his ... More >>

Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado needs to go

​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 calls out Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado. Miami really needs to get rid of Mayor Tomas Regalado. It's time to recall his ... More >>

Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

​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 calls out Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado. Miami really needs to get rid of Mayor Tomas Regalado. It's time to recall his ... More >>

Judge Issues "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Injunction, Obama Administration Expected to Appeal

​Today, in a court room in California, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued an injunction that would prevent the U.S. military from enforcing its 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which forbids homosexuals from serving openly in the military. About time. Though, The Washingto ... More >>

Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson Want Feds to Crack Down on Porn

​Regulating what America whacks off to has not been a chief concern of the Obama administration. But now a group of 42 senators have sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder complaining that his justice department hasn't been keeping a close enough eye on the mainstream adult pornography busi ... More >>

Imam of Miami Mosque and Sons Indicted for Financially Supporting Taliban

​A father and his two sons in South Florida have been arrested and charged with financially supporting the Pakistani Taliban. Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, 76, the Imam of the Flagler Mosque, was charged with providing "material support" to the terrorist organization by federal prosecutors. His so ... More >>

Miami Shipper Antillean Marine Charged With Oil Pollution

via Wikimedia CommonsIt was like this, except the birds were alive and probably not covered in oil.​Miami River shipping company Antillean Marine has been charged with knowingly dumping oil into U.S. waters, then falsifying its records to omit the offense, which could cost them more than $1.5 mill ... More >>

Four Arrested for Skimming $1.5 Million From ATMs in Miami, Chicago, and New York

​The Department of Justice has indicted four foreign nationals for stealing more than $1.5 million from bank accounts by using "skimming" technology to help themselves to the bank accounts of customers who used ATMs in Miami, Chicago, and New York City. Mihail Dragici and Ionel Dedlescu, both ... More >>

Regalado Asks Feds To Investigate MPD Just As Police Union Pushes His Recall

​Still doubt that the beef between Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and his police chief Miguel Exposito has reached Biggie-vs-Tupac-ian heights? Here's some more kerosene to toss on the campfire: Regalado has just sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to investigate the killing ... More >>

Miami-Dade youth boot camp faces closure

​Still doubt that the beef between Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and his police chief Miguel Exposito has reached Biggie-vs-Tupac-ian heights? Here's some more kerosene to toss on the campfire: Regalado has just sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to investigate the killing ... More >>

Lost Boys: New child-sex-trafficking research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker

And sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide.

Filet Mignon and Jameson Whiskey Top List of Most Stolen Items During Holiday Shopping Season

​'Tis the season for thievery, according to Adweek's list of most shoplifted items during the holiday season. Filet mignon and Jameson whiskey are numbers one and two on the list.Though that might conjure images of rich men stuffing meat and booze into their suits, most shoplifting is done by oppo ... More >>