Archive for the 'Florida' Category
Florida Sheriff Deputy Arrested After Planting Drugs on Innocent People
July 15th, 2019Via: Reason: A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday for planting drugs and falsely arresting at least 10 people, including one case where Reason obtained body camera footage showing him lying about the results of roadside field test. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced yesterday that, following a months-long investigation, former Jackson […]
Real Hedge-Fund Managers Think Epstein’s Actual Business Was Blackmail
July 14th, 2019Via: New York Magazine: Long before Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges in Florida more than a decade ago, his fellow Palm Beach resident and hedge-fund manager Douglas Kass was intrigued by the local gossip about his neighbor. “I’m hearing about the parties, hearing about a guy who’s throwing money around,” says Kass, president […]
Florida: Thousands of Guns, Grenades, “Aircraft and Tank Weapons” Mailed to South America
June 28th, 2019Via: Miami Herald: Thousands of assault-style weapons and explosives shipped through the mail from South Florida to South America were seized this week in a law enforcement crackdown on arms traffickers who rake in millions on the black market while supplying criminal gangs, federal authorities said Friday. A portion of the 5,300 firearms and components […]
DA Knew Jeffrey Epstein Was a Dangerous Pedophile When Arguing for Leniency
April 12th, 2019Via: New York Post: The Manhattan DA’s office had graphic and detailed evidence of pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s depravity when a prosecutor inexplicably argued for leniency during his 2011 sex offender registry hearing, The Post has learned. In advance of the hearing, then-deputy chief of Sex Crimes, Jennifer Gaffney, had been given a confidential state […]
Florida: Man Accused of Stealing from Kmart Days After Buying $8 Million Private Island
April 10th, 2019Via: ABC: A Florida man was arrested on Saturday for shoplifting at a Kmart, just days after he purchased a multi-million-dollar private island off Key West. Andrew Lippi, 59, was accused of stealing about $300 worth of household goods from a Kmart in Key West, where police said he purchased various items between March 30 […]
John Childs: Billionaire Private Equity Firm Owner and Major Republican Donor Charged in the Florida Prostitution Sting
February 24th, 2019Via: Business Insider: The billionaire owner of a Massachusetts-based private equity firm has been wrapped up in a massive prostitution scandal that has already ensnared the likes of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former Citigroup executive John Havens. John Childs, the 77-year-old founder of J.W. Childs Associates, has been charged with solicitation of […]
Federal Prosecutors Broke Law in Jeffrey Epstein Case, Judge Rules
February 22nd, 2019Via: Miami Herald: Federal prosecutors, under former Miami U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, broke the law when they concealed a plea agreement from more than 30 underage victims who had been sexually abused by wealthy New York hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge ruled Thursday. While the decision marks a victory for crime victims, […]
Florida School Arms Up; Hires Two Former Combat Veterans To Prevent Mass Shootings
February 12th, 2019Via: ZeroHedge: Just south of Tampa, Fla., students at the Manatee School for the Arts (MSA) roam the hallways past an armed combat veteran who is constantly looking out for threats. By the end of February, another one will be manning a guard shack at at the school’s entrance. 39-year-old Harold Verdecia, a former infantryman […]
Orlando: TSA Agent Dies After Jump from Balcony
February 3rd, 2019Via: Miami Herald: A TSA agent committed suicide by jumping from the balcony of a Hyatt Regency Hotel near the Orlando International Airport on Saturday morning, sparking confusion and delays at the busy airport. The man landed at the airport’s atrium, near some security checkpoints. Gates 70-129 were closed for a few hours after the […]
Former Federal Prosecutor Behind Jeffrey Epstein Deal Is Now Trump’s Secretary of Labor
November 28th, 2018Via: Miami Herald: Facing a 53-page federal indictment, Epstein could have ended up in federal prison for the rest of his life. But on the morning of the breakfast meeting, a deal was struck — an extraordinary plea agreement that would conceal the full extent of Epstein’s crimes and the number of people involved. Not […]
