Archive for the 'Florida' Category
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 […]
Florida Airport Shut Down Over ‘Suspicious Package’ That Ended Up Being Provisional Ballots?
November 12th, 2018Via: TownHall: Late Sunday evening the Ft. Lauderdale Airport was shut down due to a suspicious package left outside of one of the terminals. Reports are coming in that an Avis rental car employee discovered provisional ballot boxes left in the back of a rental car that had just been returned by a Broward County […]
U.S. Special Forces Soldier Charged with Smuggling 90 Pounds of Cocaine from Colombia to Florida
August 22nd, 2018Woopsee. Via: NBC: A decorated Special Forces soldier was arrested Monday for attempting to smuggle nearly 90 pounds of cocaine from Colombia into the U.S. on a military airplane, according to two defense officials. Army Master Sgt. Daniel Gould, assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group, was arrested after Drug Enforcement Administration agents found 40 […]
An 11-Year-Old Changed Election Results On a Replica Florida State Website in Under 10 Minutes
August 14th, 2018Via: PBS: An 11-year-old boy on Friday was able to hack into a replica of the Florida state election website and change voting results found there in under 10 minutes during the world’s largest yearly hacking convention, DEFCON 26, organizers of the event said. Thousands of adult hackers attend the convention annually, while this year […]
