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  Florida Extremist Who Influenced Tree of Life Shooter Arrested for Threats Against Candidate

  September 18 at 5:23 p.m.

  Sitting in front of a computer screen in his home in Brandon, Florida, Daniel McMahon allegedly carried out a campaign of terror, encouraging violence against countless people and helping influence at least one murderous white nationalist. This week, federal authorities finally caught up with him.

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  Two Miami Cops Sentenced to Decades in Prison for "Protecting" Drug Dealers

  September 6 at 5:13 p.m.

  Kelvin Harris, James Archibald, and Schonton Harris sure know how much a Miami Police Department uniform costs. In monetary terms: $1,500, which is the price an undercover FBI agent posing as a drug dealer paid to buy one from the group during a federal sting.

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  Former Florida Assistant Attorney General Accused of Defrauding Concussed NFL Players

  August 29 at 4:58 p.m.

  In news that perhaps might not sound surprising for Sunshine State government, a former employee of the Florida Office of the Attorney General was charged today with securities fraud.

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  Broward Prosecutors Quietly Dropped Investigation Into Drug Analyst Accused of Misconduct

  August 28 at 8 a.m.

  By 2014, the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) and Broward State Attorney's Office had learned of misconduct allegations against former BSO crime lab analyst Kelli McDonald. That year, New Times broke the news that multiple cases handled by McDonald had either tainted or missing drug evidence.

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  Pretrial Inmate Died by Suicide in Miami's Federal Detention Center, BOP Confirms

  August 26 at 7:40 p.m.

  Pedro Rene Gonzalez had been sitting in Miami's Federal Detention Center (FDC Miami) awaiting trial on weapons charges since December 18, 2018. Despite languishing in jail for eight months, Gonzalez never made it to trial: The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) today confirmed to New Times...

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  Jail-Cell Simulator Highlights Extreme Heat in Florida's Un-Air-Conditioned Prisons

  August 23 at 4:47 p.m.

  Friday afternoon, a simulated jail cell was placed on the University of Miami's campus to raise awareness about the lack of air conditioning and ventilation in Florida's state prisons.