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SoFla Clinics Suckered Out-of-State Medicare Patients With Mental and Drug Problems
South Florida can add another feather to its fraud cap: scummiest Medicare scammers in the U.S.SoFla has long been the anus epicenter of health care fraud (see Rick Scott and Columbia/HCA). So it’s no surprise that when prosecutors announced charges today against 91 people in a massive, months-long national investigation into…
Pot Smokers Less Likely To Be Fat
America is facing economic malaise, overcrowded prisons, and an ever increasing obesity problem. Things might not just seem a little bit bitter if we all chilled out and got high, they might actually get better. Yes, even on the fat front. A new study has found that pot smokers are…
Rick Scott Wins “Worst Governor Ever” Race
It was real neck and neck at the end, what with the surprise surge by Texas Governor Rick Perry. But Florida’s own Rick Scott has been named the “Worst Governor Ever” in a drawn-out, online poll conducted by the Transportation Workers Union of America. With the way things are going…
305 Photo of the Day: Palm Wonderful
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Tolls on Turnpike, Sawgrass, Alligator Alley to Rise By 25 Cents or More
Driving through South Florida is about to get a little more expensive. Toll roads operated by the Florida Department of Transportation will see toll raises put in place by June 30, 2012. That includes the Florida Turnpike, the Sawgrass Expressway and Alligator Alley. Express lanes on I-95 and road that…
Disney Visitors Stuck on Pirates of the Caribbean Ride for Two Hours
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. Oh sure, an occasional ride…
Jacory Harris to Start Against Ohio State
Jacory Harris will start for the Miami Hurricanes when the team makes its home debut in ten days against Ohio State according to USA Today. Harris, a senior, sat out the Maryland game due to his involvement in the Nevin Shapiro scandal, but will return to take over his starting…
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Plum TV President Robert Gregory Leaves to Take Over Newsweek
Less than a week after the departure of CEO Jerry Power and a day after mass layoffs were announced, the crumbling Plum TV luxury media empire now faces another loss. President Robert Gregory is leaving to take the same position at Newsweek Daily Beast Co. Of course, considering the state…
Krop High Fined $53,000 For Cheating Basketball Team
The Florida High School Athletic Association today released findings from its investigation of Aventura-area Dr. Michael M. Krop High’s basketball team, which was disqualified from the playoffs last year amid amidst allegations of rampant cheating. The verdict: For falsifying information in order to play ineligible students, Krop High is being…
ACLU Sues to End Rick Scott’s Drug Testing Laws on Behalf of Navy Vet
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed suit yesterday to end the state’s new controversial requirement that all people seeking help from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program undergo a drug test. The law was passed earlier this year at the behest of Gov.Rick Scott, but so far…
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Calder Race Horse Tore Off A Woman’s Thumb At Petting Zoo, Lawsuit Claims
Ah, petting zoos. They seem so innocent, all those pretty horses letting you stroke their manes just like a real-life Sunday morning cartoon. It’s great! Until the horse gets a taste for human blood, that is, and decides to bite the thumb right off your hand.That’s exactly what Ann Lavecchia…
Miguel Exposito Sues to Keep Two Commissioners From Deciding His Fate
Yesterday’s suspension of Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito is certainly a Miami political saga for the ages, and in the grand tradition of 305 political saga we should only expect bitterness and some last minute lawsuits. Exposito has now filed suit against two city commissioner — Wifredo “Willy” Gort and…
Miami Sex Survey Results
More than 2,000 of you responded, and what did we discover? Miami is having sex — and lots of it. But that’s not really surprising. Miami is a sexy city, filled with libidinous people.In fact, Miami, you’re so horny, the majority of you lost your virginity before turning 18, 91…
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Shaquille O’Neal’s Miami Beach Police Personnel File Is Full of Hilarity, Lies
When he was traded from the LA Lakers to the Miami Heat in 2004, Shaquille O’Neal became a reserve officer on the Miami Beach police force. Like any cop in Florida, O’Neal had a personnel file that is subject to a public records request. We’ve embedded the file below. As in…
Rick Scott Supports Oil Drilling in Everglades
What the hell sort of strange Pandora’s box did Michele Bachmann reopen by suggesting she’d support drilling for oil in the Everglades. Now, Governor Rick Scott is dipping into the Tea Party’s hive mind, and has said he’s support some drilling for oil in the Everglades as well. Its ludicrous…
305 Photo of the Day: Out on a Limb
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Disabled Students Miss School After Batteries Stolen From Buses
Several students with disabilities were forced to miss school today because someone broke into a school bus lot over the holiday weekend and stole batteries from more than 30 buses. Most of the buses were specially equipped to handle wheelchairs and transport disabled students to school…
Ed Schultz Rips Marco Rubio for Insulting America
So, Marco Rubio is going around calling America “weakened.” He blames it on Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. Well, MSNBC host Ed Schultz takes exception to the claim, and ripped Rubio in a 16-minute segment aired last Friday.”Rubio is stupid, he doesn’t even know he’s offensive,” says Schultz…
Marc Elias Jr., North Miami’s New Police Chief, Was Canned Over Sexual Harassment Claims
In this week’s New Times, we laid out the case for indicting North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre. Now, Pierre’s administration has just named Marc Elias Jr. as acting chief.Yes, the one and same Marc Elias Jr. who was fired as chief in Florida City a couple years back over two…
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Plum TV: Large Layoffs and Major Restructuring UPDATED
Just days after the resignation of CEO Jerry Powers, it seems Plum TV is headed for an uncertain future. Plum airs luxury lifestyle coverage on cable networks in a few high-end markets across America, including Miami Beach, Nantucket, and Aspen, and recently launched magazines in Miami and the Hamptons. The…