Archive for the 'Florida' Category
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 […]
Man Deposits $200 with Pot, Cocaine at Bank
June 28th, 2009A little Florida reading for the weekend. Via: AP: Authorities said a man using the drive-through at a Tallahassee bank deposited $200 and a small bag containing marijuana and cocaine. Police said an employee at the Wachovia Bank called police Wednesday after the unusual deposit. An officer arrested a 38-year-old man and found the remnants […]
After Major Florida Bank Fails, Carlyle Swoops In as a Buyer
May 22nd, 2009Via: Washington Post: Florida-based BankUnited collapsed yesterday, the largest bank failure so far this year, as a new federal investigation revealed that the bank’s regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision, allowed the firm to cover up its financial weakness. A consortium of investors, including District-based private-equity giant Carlyle Group, agreed to buy and recapitalize BankUnited, […]
U.S. Army Biological Warfare Lab Missing Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Samples; 21 Polo Ponies from Venezuela Died at Event in Florida
April 23rd, 2009According to CBS News, the people investigating the deaths of the horses in Florida are focusing on the possibility that a tainted batch of a vitamin supplement called Biodyl might be to blame. All of the horses that died received the supplement. The five horses that didn’t receive the Biodyl are fine. Ok. Maybe that’s […]
Florida Woman Kills Son, Then Herself at Gun Range
April 8th, 2009I’ve lost track of all the recent bizarre shooting incidents. On the one hand, there’s a generalized crackup underway in the U.S. On the other hand, the regime is getting ready to try to get HR45 enacted. My guess is that we haven’t seen anything yet. Chillingly, hours before I read about this latest incident, […]
Florida Legislator Wants Random Drug Tests for the Unemployed
March 17th, 2009Via: Raw Story: Employers have justified drug tests in the workplace by pointing to such negative effects of drug use as absenteeism and work-related injuries. Now a Florida legislator has proposed that random drug-testing also be applied to those receiving unemployment insurance, justifying it as a way to make state funds go further. Florida State […]
