Archive for the 'Florida' Category
Drug Money Saved Banks During Global Drisis, Claims UN Advisor
December 14th, 2009Via: Guardian: Drugs money worth billions of dollars kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis, the United Nations’ drugs and crime tsar has told the Observer. Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said he has seen evidence that the proceeds of organised crime were […]
SEC Orders Miami to Turn Over Its Financial Books
December 13th, 2009Via: Miami Herald: The federal government has set its sights on Miami, launching an inquiry over a series of bond deals and money transfers this decade. In a sweeping investigation that could impact Miami’s public projects for years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing the city’s major bond offerings between 2006 and 2009 […]
Florida: Fines for Too-Tall Grass Could Rise to $1,000 a Day in Jupiter
November 17th, 2009Via: Palm Beach Post: An overgrown lawn could cost a homeowner $1,000 a day. A plan to quadruple the penalty from the current maximum of $250 per day for a first violation is scheduled for consideration at Tuesday night’s town council meeting. A repeat violation by the same person would be boosted to $5,000 a […]
Florida Car Dealership: Save Your Cash, Use Your Gold as Down Payment
October 30th, 2009Via: Bob Dance Automotive: Bob Dance Gold Rush Program Take advantage of soaring gold prices! Use your old or unwanted jewelry and gold as DOWN PAYMENT! Save your cash!! $$$$ Precious metal appraisers on site Just another way Bob Dance Automotive makes car buying easy
Miami’s Ex-DEA Chief Charged with Shredding Documents for Allen Stanford
September 11th, 2009Via: Miami Herald: The former chief of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Miami office who led the agency’s cases against infamous Panama strongman Manuel Noriega and Medellin cartel kingpin Fabio Ocho, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for ordering the shredding of records once belonging to disgraced banker Allen Stanford. Tom Raffanello, who […]
Former U.S. Official Arrested on Cocaine Smuggling Charges
September 6th, 2009Via: AP: A former high-ranking US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was stationed in Mexico before retiring in 2007 has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. … Authorities say Cramer helped a large-scale drug trafficking organisation move cocaine into the United States, according to a criminal complaint made […]
Florida and Iowa Quarantine Documents
September 1st, 2009These PDF files are hosted on the Centers for Disease Control website. I’ve dumped the unformatted text from the documents below. What and where are the detention quarantine secure facilities??? Florida: QUARANTINE DETENTION ORDER Department Of Health __________ County Health Department QUARANTINE DETENTION ORDER By authority of Chapter 381 and 252, Florida Statutes and Chapter […]
State of Florida Sold Personal Information from Registration and Driver License Records to Mass Marketers
August 26th, 2009Via: Miami Herald: Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet have agreed to pay the federal government $1.5 million to settle a complaint that the state violated motorists’ privacy. The panel accepted the deal Tuesday, but it also will need the Legislature’s approval. Florida violated federal law by selling personal information from registration and driver […]
Florida: 32 Story Luxury Condo Complex with Only One Unit Occupied
July 30th, 2009Surreal. Via: News Press: Victor Vangelakos lives in a luxury condominium tower on the Caloosahatchee River. He never has to worry about the neighbors making too much noise. There are no neighbors. Vangelakos, 45, his wife Cathy and their three children are the only residents in the 32-story Oasis I condo on the east edge […]
Florida Prepares for Huge Swine Flu Shot Program
July 10th, 2009Via: Florida Today: Florida’s surgeon general says the state is preparing for massive swine flu immunizations, starting with schoolchildren, as the Obama administration urges states to prepare for the likelihood that the virus might worsen in the fall. Advertisement ”We may end up averting a crisis. That’s our hope,” said President Barack Obama, who took […]
