Wind and rain no match for Westminster Christian's Ian Facey
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:36:10 -0700
No other golfer at the Biltmore Golf Course on Tuesday morning braved the windy and often rainy conditions like Westminster Christian senior Ian Facey.
Dive shop cameras capture crook in action
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:50:48 -0700
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies are searching for the thief behind a South Florida dive shop burglary. Around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, a man carrying a hatchet broke into Lauderdale Diver located at 1334 Southeast 17 Street.
Free Wi-Fi can hide security dangers
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:38:28 -0700
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—After someone sniffed out his password at a free Wi-Fi hot spot and successfully hacked his computer, Igor Mello stays home for the majority of his Web use. “I trust my network more than anyone else’s,” said Mello, of Plantation, Florida, who had several social media sites compromised in the break-in.
Restitution ordered in Scott Rothstein case, but pot `limited'
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:42:48 -0700
A federal judge Monday ordered convicted con man Scott Rothstein to repay $363 million to some 320 victims of his investment racket. But the vast majority will be lucky if they get back pennies or dimes for every dollar they invested with the one-time Fort Lauderdale lawyer, who sold $1.2 billion in fake legal settlements -- a Ponzi scheme that became South Florida's largest financial fraud.
Fla. Ponzi schemer owes $363 million restitution
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:59:39 -0700
(AP:FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) An ex-lawyer convicted of running a huge Ponzi scheme in South Florida has been ordered to pay $363 million in restitution to victims.
Rematch of bitter rivals likely to be closer
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:39:23 -0700
It's round two in the race between Republican Allen West and Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Ron Klein . But unlike 2008 when Klein dispatched his challenger with little fanfare, this time the battle is one of the nation's most expensive and closely watched contests.
Investors who lost $9 million with Delray Beach broker to collect restitution
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:00:43 -0700
Investors who lost $9 million with Delray Beach broker to collect restitution
For-profit schools grow -- as do complaints
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:05:00 -0700
The advertisements are everywhere -- on local television stations it's Everest Institute, or Brown Mackie College. On South Florida highway billboards, it's the University of Phoenix. All are selling a quick, convenient college education, and the dream of a better life.
Investors could recoup $9 million from Delray broker
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:37:06 -0700
More than a thousand people who lost $9 million with a once-popular Delray Beach securities broker who hosted his own investment talk-radio show will soon be getting some of their money back.
Accused robber covers distinctive tattoo with equally distinctive bandage
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:09:57 -0700
The A skull tattoo on his forearm was so distinctive, it prompted him to cover it up with a bandage as he robbed stores across Broward County, authorities say.
Volusia County public records for Sept. 4, 2010
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:09:43 -0700
Courthouse COUNTY JAIL DOCKET (The following people were booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on felony charges yet to be proven in court.): Sarah A. Rathbun, 21, Port Orange, petty theft; Kristen Elizabeth Knauer, 24, Fort Lauderdale, violation...
Hodgson Russ Partners Sued Over Fla. Office Closure
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:08:34 -0700
Claiming breach of contract and other charges, five former partners from the defunct Boca Raton, Fla., office of Hodgson Russ are suing top partners of the Buffalo, N.Y.-based law firm. The former Boca Raton partners insist they were blindsided by the firm's decision last year to close the office, which they claim violated their rights under the firm's partnership agreement. The shutdown came in ...
Controversial HS diplomas create turmoil at Keiser
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:45:38 -0700
Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale enrolled 74 students since 2009 whose high school diplomas come from a controversial Texas online school.
‘Balloon Boy’ and family land — in Florida
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:37:36 -0700
Remember Falon Heene aka "Balloon Boy" and all the frenzy created when his father, Richard Heene, claimed he floated away in a giant homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon in Fort Collins, Colorado last October?
Man convicted in 1996 DUI manslaughter case nabbed again for DUI
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:25:17 -0700
Richard William Mitchell, 35, of Golden Gates, released from prison in 2004 after an eight-year DUI manslaughter sentence. The then-21-year-old was drunk and driving fast when he lost control around a curve, careened off the road, hit several trees and then overturned. The crash caused the death of one of his passengers, reports the Naples Daily News.
Niche-Market Madoff Duped Law Enforcement Agencies in Ponzi With a Twist
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:43:37 -0700
Kenneth Wayne McLeod, 48, covered in tattoos, with a shaved head and plenty of stubble, looked more like an undercover detective than a financial expert.
Man survives shark bite, plane crash, heart attack, gun shot
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:24:57 -0700
When Mark Rush removed his hat Monday afternoon to reveal his skull, there was no trace of the 52 stitches doctors used to sew his scalp back together earlier this month after a near fatal gunshot wound. There was barely even a scar, reports the Northwest Florida Daily News.
Trio sentenced in ID theft scheme
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:20:41 -0700
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Suspect running from troopers jumps off Fort Lauderdale overpass – and survives
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:22:06 -0700
A man running from state troopers jumped from an overpass Wednesday afternoon and landed 30 feet below with serious injuries, authorities said.
South Florida Psychic Scammer Sentenced To Prison
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:16:00 -0700
A Broward fortune teller, who police describe as a well-known scam-artist, will spend 18 months in prison, a Broward judge ordered Wednesday. Gina Marie Marks, 37, was already serving 18 months probation for swindling a woman out of nearly $300,000 when she was arrested in October.
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