Email Author Stefan Kamph

Awards

• 2012 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published June 23, 2011

  "My Father's Bones"

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2012 Stories by Stefan Kamph

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  Broward Sheriff Election: Louis Granteed Has Raised $40,000 More Than Scott Israel

  published Jul 19, 2012

  Read our interviews with Israel and Granteed.You may not have heard of Louis Granteed -- he's better-known to local beat cops than to the general public -- but it would be a mistake to discount him in... More >>

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  The Hidden Real Estate Empire of Jesse Gaddis, Yellow Cab Magnate: Here's Our Map

  published Jul 17, 2012

  Riverside Market's uncertain fate has had a lot to do with the parking lot next door; this spring, cafe owner Julian Siegel wanted to buy the empty lot from the city to expand the parking at his beer-... More >>

• Missing Millionaire's Partner Speaks: John Amoruso Made Guma Aguiar Rich

  published July 19, 2012

  In 2003, Texas geologist John Amoruso had a hunch that there was a lot of natural gas — and big money — in a previously unexplored... More >>

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  The Sun-Sentinel Is Now Owned by JPMorgan Chase and Some Hedge Funds; God Help Us All

  published Jul 16, 2012

  Previously: What if New Sun-Sentinel Owners Decide to SellrIf you hadn't noticed, it's a hell of a time to be in the newspaper business. Last month, we wondered aloud about the imminent sale of the Tr... More >>

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  John Amoruso, Geologist Who Made Guma Aguiar Rich, Recalls "Down-to-Earth Fellow"

  published Jul 13, 2012

  See also: the latest on Aguiar's disappearance, and the lawsuit against Aguiar spurred by this natural-gas deal.In 2003, Texas geologist John Amoruso had a hunch that there was a lot of natural gas, a... More >>

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  Guma Aguiar's Boat Was "Wave Jumping" at High Speed and Never Stopped, Police Say

  published Jul 12, 2012

  Fort Lauderdale Police have released some new details from their investigation of Guma Aguiar's disappearance. They have narrowed down the time he left his house in Fort Lauderdale to about 6:57 p.m. ... More >>

• David Jackson Murder: Watch Dateline's "Buried Secrets," Based on New Times Story (Video))

  published Jul 12, 2012

  Last Friday night, NBC's Dateline aired an episode based on "My Father's Bones," a New Times cover story about the murder of David Jackson and his son's efforts to find him. It's one of the screwiest,... More >>

• Guma Aguiar's Assets Now Controlled by Ken Jenne's Old Pal Thomas F. Panza

  published Jul 11, 2012

  He sent money to a lecherous Rabbi, his wife asked for a divorce, opponents wanted his mental-health records, and then he sailed off into the dark.Ever since Guma Aguiar disappeared at sea, his mother... More >>

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  "Hallmark Kid" Ryan Lipner: No Sex From Russian Bride

  published Jul 09, 2012

  Previously: "The Rise and Fall of the Hallmark Kid," the run for president, and the suit for adult child support.Eleven years ago, New Times writer Wyatt Olson crossed paths with Ryan Lipner, one... More >>

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  Dateline Episode Airing Tonight Is Based on Award-Winning New Times Story

  published Jul 06, 2012

  NBC's Dateline at 10 EDT tonight will feature the disappearance of David Jackson and the investigation two decades later that threatened to tear a family apart. Our cover story, "My Father's Bones," w... More >>

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  Jared Chase, Brent Betterly, and Brian Church, "NATO 3," Charged With Terrorism in Chicago

  published Jul 03, 2012

  Cops Say South Florida Protesters Busted in Chicago Are Terrorists; Friends Call Bullshit Three men formerly associated with Occupy Fort Lauderdale were charged today in Chicago with 11 counts, inclu... More >>

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  Dara Torres, 45-Year-Old Parkland Native, Narrowly Misses Sixth Olympic Contest

  published Jul 03, 2012

  Dara Torres has competed in five Olympic games since 1984, won 12 medals, and set the American record in the 50-meter freestyle first at 15 years old and then again at 40. The New York Times described... More >>

• Imagining a Florida Without Medicaid

  published Jul 02, 2012

  See also: Rick Scott's stranger-than-fiction smackdown of Obamacare and his defense of that decison.In 2009, at least 2.45 million people in Florida were enrolled in Medicaid, according to data from g... More >>

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  Connie Mack's Dad Cosponsored 1994 Bill Including Individual Mandate

  published Jun 29, 2012

  See also Connie Mack Continues Stupid Health Care Posturing. We've seen plenty of posturing already from Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack -- now a candidate for Senate -- about the Affordable Care Act... More >>

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  Guma Aguiar's Mental Health Records Were Requested in Federal Court a Day Before He Vanished

  published Jun 28, 2012

  Read more about Aguiar's support for a sex-soliciting Rabbi and troubled marriage.Guma Aguiar's mom and wife will meet in court today to argue over who will get control of his $100 million estate afte... More >>

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  Guma Aguiar Supported Sex-Soliciting Rabbi Before Disappearing

  published Jun 26, 2012

  Late on Tuesday night, a boat belonging to Guma Aguiar washed up on Fort Lauderdale beach, engines running, the cell phone and wallet of the Floridian Jewish multimillionaire reportedly still onboard.... More >>

• Guma Aguiar Disappeared Hours After Wife Asked for Divorce, Mom's Lawyer Says

  published Jun 26, 2012

  The scene of Guma Aguiar's life before his disappearance at sea Tuesday night launched a strange soap opera, with his wife and mother battling over his estate, according to court documents and a lawye... More >>

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  State Asks Court-Appointed Lawyers to Work for Peanuts; Will More Poor People Land in Jailr

  published Jun 25, 2012

  Back in January 2011, Charles Harper was facing stalking charges from his terrifically estranged ex-foster dad, Broward Circuit Judge John Bowman. The kid was an adult by then and didn't have much mon... More >>

• Here's the PowerPoint That Made June Clarkson, Theresa Edwards, and "Robo-Signing" Infamous

  published Jun 22, 2012

  This week's feature is on two investigators who were kicked out of the Attorney General's Office a year ago but keep trying to uncover foreclosure fraud however they can.In late 2010, robo-signing was... More >>

• June Clarkson Was Just Another Pissed-Off Neighbor After Being Sacked From AG's Office

  published Jun 21, 2012

  One day in November, June Clarkson stepped out her front door in Hollywood to see a Local 10 news van parked outside. They were filming a public-nuisance story on the property next door to hers, whi... More >>

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  June Clarkson and Theresa Edwards Were Fired After Revealing Widespread Foreclosure Fraud

  published June 21, 2012

  June Clarkson went to Ernie's Bar-B-Q in Fort Lauderdale to have lunch with her supervisor, Bob Julian; and some coworkers. It was a... More >>

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  What if the Sun-Sentinel's New Owners Decide to Sell the Paperr

  published Jun 18, 2012

  For a long time, South Florida has been a three-newspaper land. The Palm Beach Post, the Sun-Sentinel, and the Miami Herald all overlapped to some degree, giving this stranger-than-fiction region a li... More >>

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  Southwest Ranches ICE Jail Cancelled

  published Jun 15, 2012

  On a day when President Obama announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will take steps to stop deporting people who came to the U.S. illegally as children, there's more big news on imm... More >>

• Best Meetup Group: South Florida Preppers Survives, Even After Gun Shop Closes

  published Jun 14, 2012

  When we were putting together this year's Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition (out on the streets now), we stumbled across an old category we had dreamed up for something else: Best Meetup group (i.e. ... More >>

• Police Officers Still Cold on Republicans, a Year After "Party to Leave the Party"

  published Jun 12, 2012

  A year ago, a local union did what public employees across the state and the nation would have liked to do: stood up and declared its disgust with the Republican Party, encouraging its Republican memb... More >>