In what looks like the largest crime of its type, Albert Gonzalez, a 28-year-old Miami man, was indicted on charges of hacking into computer networks and stealing information from more than 130 million credit and debit card accounts. Gonzalez — who also goes by the hacker names “segvec,” “soupnazi,” and “j4guar17″…
Miami-Dade Police found a young Hialeah man dead this morning outside of the Days Inn Miami International Airport Hotel. He was identified at 3:30 a.m. as 21-year-old Raudel Sanchez. The noisy, hotel is located on NW 11th Street on the southwest side of the airport. Not much is yet known about Sanchez…
Earlier this summer, New Times brought you the story of Roman Vidal, a 54-year-old Cutler Bay resident accused of funneling millions of dollars’ worth of black-market cigarettes through the Port of Miami to criminal gangs in Europe.Just before 11 a.m. today, Vidal pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud,…
When the NFL suspended Cleveland Browns receiver Donte’ Stallworth yesterday for the full 2009 season, he issued an official statement with all the right sentiments about the drunken March 14 crash that killed a man on the MacArthur Causeway.Stallworth promised to “use the period of my suspension to reflect, to…
David Ranck, the former Miami-Dade County prosecutor who punched a pizza lady in the arm after a horrific argument about the serious issue of proper pizza delivery, will have his misdemeanor battery charges dropped. All he has to do is complete anger management classes and do 25 hours of community service. He had previously resigned from his…
Miami Police arrested four young suspects, including two teenage girls, on suspicion of robbing a Little Havana man at gunpoint early this morning.Salene Cala, age 14, and Estefay Ferrera, 16, were arrested after police pulled their car over just after 6:30 a.m. They’re accused of helping an 18-year-old man, Olin Lopez, and a…
You know what’s delightful? Knowing your tax money goes to slimy guys such as convicted Medicare crook Ramon Santos. Riptide certainly sleeps better at night knowing we helped finance his shiny new Ford Expedition. Sigh. Last Friday, the 42-year-old faux-nurse from Hialeah was convicted for health-care fraud and obstruction of…
This is one story cops don’t like to admit. When Officer Michael Zambrana parked his unmarked dark gray 2004 Dodge Intrepid police car at 11421 S. Dixie Hwy. in Suniland Plaza, he probably didn’t expect it would be stolen. Who in their right mind would jack a cop car?But when he…
Remember Edward Hugh Okun? He’s the 58-year-old Miami businessman who tricked hundreds of people out of $126 million through two fraudulent Richmond, Virginia companies that promised to defer capital gains taxes. As scams go, everything was rosy until he married Simone Bolani, a 20-something Miami Beach salon owner. When the two divorced, Okun…
Thanks to a law championed by a former Miami-Dade Police officer, two Florida men face up to five years in prison for photos allegedly showing gang signs posted to their MySpace accounts. The whole thing is ridiculous. Taxpayer money could be used to house two guys for five years in crowded prisons because of MySpace? A…
Around 3:20 p.m. yesterday, Miami-Dade Police responded to a call at 11210 SW 157th St. that a man was threatening someone with a gun over a landlord-tenant dispute.View Larger MapWhen the cops arrived, a 39-year-old named Iran Delima pulled out a gun. One of the officers pulled his own piece…
Personal-injury lawyer seem to be some of the more blatant legal practioniers when it comes to soliciting clients. Apparently one doesn’t mind breaking the law and invading hospital patient’s privacy with the help of paid-off hospital workers and a shady middle man. The Feds sangged Ruben Rodriguez, 61, today for conspiring…
Last night at 4 AM, a man named Paul Magnum and his wife Laura were driving near Northeast 111th Street and 14th Avenue when he was pulled over by a Dodge Charger flashing a blue-and-red siren. A speaker attached to the Charger ordered Paul to step out of the car…
Things are getting heated around the ole New Times HQ. Last week, an unknown gunman capped 33-year-old Gregory Poux inside one of the wash bays of the Winwood Windwood Car Wash on NE 29th Street and Second Ave. Today, a disheveled middle-aged man tried to jack the Service Center –…
This arrest goes out to everyone who’s ever been ripped off on Craigslist. To the guy who bought last-minute Ultra tickets, only to find out at the gate they were fake. To the girl who moved in with a roommate who described herself as “laid-back and easygoing,” only to find…
Maybe you’ve never heard of Trevor Mbakwe, but he’s one of the best ballers in Miami. The six-foot-eight-inch forward dominated Florida’s junior college circuit this year, leading the Miami Dade College Sharks to their best season since 1983 — a 26-3 final record and a close loss in the state…
Three men tried to rob a Brinks armed truck this afternoon, and one of the suspects was fatally shot according to CBS4. The robbery attempt occurred near SW 216th St and SW 103rd Court a little before 2 pm. Police put the area on lockdown while they searched for the suspects. …
A few weeks ago, New Times brought you the story of our own black-market cigarette king, Roman Vidal.The feds accused the gray-haired Cutler Bay resident of funneling millions of illegal smokes through the Port of Miami to England and Ireland. Worse, investigators say Vidal’s profits went to a group connected…
A U.S. Coast Guard crew based out of Miami was onboard the frigate HMS Iron Duke, which if you couldn’t tell by the name is a British Royal Navy vessel. They were off the coast of Venezuela last Thursday when they spotted a suspicious speedboat dumping packages overboard. The crews launched a helicopter and a small boat…
A man was found lying dead with gunshot wounds on a Northwest Miami-Dade street last night, according to Miami-Dade Police.Cops found the body of 22-year-old Israel Travis on the pavement in front of 9111 NW 29th Ct. after they responded to a call about gunshots fired at 10:25 p.m.In January…
Just when you thought the saga of the “Liberty City Seven” was finally over, the five men who actually ended up with convictions are asking for either an acquittal or yet another retrial. The Seas of David group was originally arrested in June 2006 for suspicion that it was plotting with Al-Qaeda to…
From the moment that Ben Novack Jr. was found bludgeoned to death in a Rye Brook, N.Y. hotel room on July 12th, it was evident that the Fontainebleau Hotel heir had some pretty dark stuff in his past.His wife, Narcy Novack, who found his body, was at the center of…
