Beverly Gallagher

Jennifer Gottlieb, Mother of Young Kids, Stinks. Her Judge/Ex, Ken, Should Resign.

An FDLE report released Friday and detailed by Local 10 describes the sordid sexual escapades of former Broward School Board member Jennifer Gottlieb, who cuckolded her judge/husband, Ken -- twice -- with bankers. Worse, the bankers were doing business with the school board while she was sleepi ... More >>

Where's Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti's Campaign Contribution Information?

Update 10:20 a.m.: Dolly Gibson from the Supervisor of Elections called to tell us the information has now appeared online. Enjoy! ​Nearly every candidate* who was elected to Broward County government office in the November 2008 election has an itemized list of campaign contributors available onli ... More >>

Bob Norman's Greatest Hits

Bob Norman is not a man to gloat, so we're doing it for him. During his 13 years as a writer at this periodical (four as feature writer, nine as a columnist, five of those nine as the Daily Pulp blogger), he has had a rash of successes -- especially if you count sending corrupt public officials to ... More >>

More School Board Investigation? Bring It On

Well, the state's Education Commissioner is sending an inspector general down to Broward County to look at the dysfunctional and corrupt embattled school board. Let's hope they find a way to clean house. Notter and JenJen bask in all their success​The state is involved thanks to the grand ... More >>

UPDATED: Stephanie Kraft Was Behind The Dr. Bill Boondoggle

You may remember the post about Bill Mathis, the psychologist hired by the board four years ago after it was discovered during the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that the board was "dysfunctional." He was also contracted to help the school board do its dog-and-pony show evalu ... More >>

The Many Faces of "Pill Mill Vinny"

​The many faces of Vincent Colangelo, the convicted heroin and cocaine trafficker who decided he could make more money in the pill mill business, where authorities say he unloaded some 770,000 high-powered pain pills in a single year. Fort Lauderdale activist Cal Deal put together ... More >>

Rick Scott Does Something Good. Yeah, I Said It

Model Citizen Scott deserves a hand today. ​Rick Scott's move to force government employees to contribute to their pensions (like everyone else) and drop the horrid DROP triple-dipping program is flat-out wonderful. It's high time someone derailed the gravy train that government ... More >>

State Slightly Reduces Broward County Class Size Penalties

​After Broward County school district's appeal of the state-imposed penalty for violating class size restrictions, Florida Department of Education Commissioner Eric Smith recommended that the county's penalty be reduced by $74,000 to $2.9 million -- a slight break he delivered on Tuesday, though l ... More >>

Sheila Alu: I'm Running for Broward County Commission If...

After a report on JAABlog appeared stating definitively that Sunrise Commissioner Sheila Alu is running for County Commission in 2012, I spoke with the potential candidate. Alu tells me she is going to run for the seat currently held by the embattled Ilene Lieberm ... More >>

UPDATED: Charges Brought In Ynot Case

​ ​ Ynot with son Max just days prior to his death​ UPDATED: The SAO just announced that it has filed charges in the case of graffiti artist Jonathan "Ynot" Corso. The release: The Broward State Attorney's Office has charged Reynaldo Rodriguez, 32, with vehicular homicide in ... More >>

UPDATED: Late School Board Chief Called Out "Crook" in Testimony

                 Bova girls love new commenting system.​As most of you know, the new commenting system is up and running. I'm messing around with it this morning and will update. OK, so it's different. For th ... More >>

Deadlocked Jury in Leyritz Trial

​ UPDATE: This just in: The jury is deadlocked in the Leyritz trial. They're apparently ready to call it a hung jury, but Judge Marc Gold is trying to get them back in there to try again. That's right, we're looking at a probable 'nother go-round. Call it: Leyritz Trial II, The Sta ... More >>

[UPDATED] Election Was a Campaign Consultants' Battle Royal; So Who Are Winners and Losers?

Flickr: eschipul​In the months before yesterday's election, Broward candidates lined up behind campaign rainmakers who possessed extraordinary powers for rounding up votes. Of course, they would share these powers only if the price was right. Since incumbents could outraise their challengers, incu ... More >>

Attorneys Describe Legal Maneuvers by School District, Board Members After Gallagher Was Charged

Beverly Gallagher​In the weeks that followed the announcement last September that Broward County School Board member Beverly Gallagher had been busted for taking bribes in an FBI sting, several of her colleagues got anxious. So did the school district administration. "The FBI was asking a lot ... More >>

[UPDATED] Broward School Board Member Phyllis Hope Let Taxpayers Pick Up Her Legal Tab

Phyllis Hope​During a year when state and federal investigators have been circling the Broward County School Board, it seems as though every member of that ethically challenged outfit would have reason to keep a personal attorney close by. But only one school board member had the nerve to give her ... More >>

Why the Koons Case Is a Powerful Strike Against Corruption in South Florida

Koons​Palm Beach County Commissioner Jeff Koons today entered a guilty plea to extortion charges based on threatening a family that opposed the South Cove lagoon preservation project and using his political position to harass that family. In exchange for the plea, Koons won't have to serve time in ... More >>

Diana Wasserman-Rubin Indictment Due to the Reporting From Our Own Bob Norman

Wasserman-Rubin's mug shot.​Prosecutors typically don't cite reporters as a source when they've built a criminal case, and today's indictment of Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin is no different. So here's a little footnote.Today's charges would likely have never happened if not fo ... More >>

Morning Juice: Geller Denies Role in Gunzburger Investigation; Gallagher Off to Prison

​A look at what's happening in South Florida this Friday morning:On the same day that Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger accused her opponent, Steve Geller, of a dirty campaign trick, Geller admitted having "a number of conversations" with Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti, whose office is inves ... More >>

Morning Juice: Investigators Still Circling Broward Schools; Video Shows Tunidors Turning on Each Other

​Your daily spin through the local headlines:Even with Broward County School Board member Beverly Gallagher on her way to prison, there are indications that the investigation has only just begun, as the district's legal office is being asked by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to provide ... More >>

Morning Juice: Prison for Bev Gallagher; Oil Nears Panhandle

​Here's a glance at what's in the local headlines:It's not quite the Miracle on the Hudson, but a small plane made a safe emergency landing in a field just short of the Fort Lauderdale airport's runway. It narrowly missed hitting a home. [WPLG-5]Broward County School Board member Beverly Gallagher ... More >>

As Fitzroy Salesman Trial Ends, Many Want to Know Who's Next

Morning Juice: Ryan LeVin Surrenders to Police; Gallagher to Plead to Bribery Charge

​While you enjoy your Irish coffee, a few local headlines:Accused hit-and-run driver Ryan LeVin was arrested last night by Fort Lauderdale police. He's been charged with vehicular homicide in the February 13, 2009, deaths of Kenneth Watkinson and Craig Elford, two British tourists. [Sun-Sentinel]A ... More >>

Gallaher Pleads; Expects Prison Sentence of Three Years, One Month

Gallagher​A family with the name Gallagher ought to be celebrating on a day like today. But not the family of former Broward County School Board member Beverly Gallagher. This afternoon she entered a guilty plea to a charge of accepting a bribe from an undercover agent and expects to receive a pri ... More >>

Broward County Commissioners Face Questions About Shady Deals

The Most Offensive People of 2009: Scott Rothstein, Dalia Dippolito, and Jimmy Buffett

Morning Juice: Salesman Not Buying FBI's Case; Embattled Palm Beach School Official Stripped of Duty

​Here's what in the local news this morning:Local targets of the FBI corruption sting were apparently unimpressed by the case that was made against them. The same day that former Broward County School Board member Beverly Gallagher entered a not guilty plea to selling her office, former Miramar Co ... More >>

Morning Juice: Dolphins Get Hosed in Tennessee; Gallagher Looks Trial-Bound in Corruption Case

​It's Christmas week. And here's what's in the news in Broward and Palm Beach:The Dolphins staged an amazing comeback yesterday in Tennessee, only to have their inspired effort wrecked by a bullshit call against Greg Camarillo. [NFL.com]Adderley elaborated on his statement last week about Rothstei ... More >>

Five Local Officials Who Should Be Expecting Coal This Week

flickr.com​Most public servants are good people, even in South Florida. Most commissioners and school board members take sacred the public trust. At least during the holiday season, we try to tell ourselves that. But clearly, especially around these parts, not all our politicians are nice. And whe ... More >>

Merry Christmas, Broward School Board. Here's Some Coal.

Courtesy of Broward Teachers Union​ In the spirit of holiday giving, about 6,000 postcards from Broward Teachers Union members are expected to begin arriving at the homes of Broward School Board members today. The cards, featuring lumps of coal and some adorably angry-looking children, are not ex ... More >>

Morning Juice: Crist Taps a School Board Member; Heart Attack Killed Picower

​For fresh material on the breaking news item of the moment, the stabbings in Manalapan, scroll down. Here's what else is happening in Broward and Palm Beach:That's not the day's only stabbing story. A 15-year-old in Coral Springs stabbed his 14-year-old brother to death during a fight over the vo ... More >>

What Gallagher Can Hope For: Prison Digs Like Mary McCarty's

Flickr user: CxOxSThree years can feel like a long time in here.​Now that suspended Broward School Board Member Beverly Gallagher has hired high-profile attorney David Bogenschutz to defend her against corruption charges, her future is looking brighter.This summer, Bogenschutz helped soften the bl ... More >>

Morning Juice: A Bloody Mess in Local School Boards

​A tour of South Florida headlines on this Friday morning:The state appears to be question the finances of the state's blood banks, including the local Community Blood Centers, where disgraced Broward County School Board member Beverly Gallagher landed work with the help of a lobbyist. [Sun-Sentin ... More >>

School Board Member Stephanie Kraft Has a History of Shady Deals

Honey, I Rigged the Vote: Broward Power Couples Screw Each Other; Then They Screw Us

Can Ritter and Klenet hold on to the top spot on our corruption watch list?​In light of the explosive findings Bob Norman's been posting over at Daily Pulp, it's time we identify a trend in Broward corruption: power-mad married couples, ruling the region like a king and queen, carving up our publi ... More >>

Morning Juice: Contamination Found in IV Bags, Water Wells and Sheriff's Office

​Here's a look through the headlines on this Tuesday morning.A nurse at Broward General Medical Center used IV bags contaminated with other patients' fluids, exposing some 1,800 patients to risk of disease. [NBCMiami]The H1N1 vaccine shots are coming next week, though there's still no date as to e ... More >>

Scientific Breakthrough May Mean Immortality for Disgraced Broward Pols

Gallagher: A model of self-destruction.​The New York Times is reporting that the human body's ability to cannibalize its own cells is a major factor in maintaining human health. In short:Increasing our body's ability to self-destruct may, paradoxically, let us live longer.And no local bodies self- ... More >>

Also on the FBI Yacht: Linda Ferrara

Linda Ferrara, a former Cooper City commissioner and longtime School Board appointee and volunteer, was among what is really turning into a rogue's gallery of attendees for the party on the Intracoastal thrown by the FBI in December. Drinking At The Public Trough ​Funny ... More >>

Inside the Arrest of Broward School Board's Beverly Gallagher

Big School Builder Cuts Ties With Mega-Lobbyist Neil Sterling

Several sources have informed the Pulp that Pirtle Construction -- one of the largest builders of schools in Broward County with hundreds of millions in current public contracts -- has fired lobbyist Neil Sterling as its lobbyist. Why should you care? Well, first of all, Sterling is one of the  ... More >>

UPDATED: Bloody Greed: District Drops Community Blood Centers

The South Broward Drainage District voted yesterday to drop its blood drive and look for a new blood company. Why? Because board members were fed up with the outrageous salaries being paid to top officer at the "non-profit," monopolistic, and heavily political Community Blood Centers ... More >>

Congratulations Gators, God Loves You Most

I bet on Florida (-3) in the national championship game. That's right, I actually sort of like the Gators now that Spurrier long gone, and I've always been partial to the SEC. It was just a friendly wager with a friend, though, and by the middle of the game I was sort of pulling for Oklahoma. Why? ... More >>

Two Tales From the Trail

Pols being pols: Rodstrom cleans house, Gallagher goes missing

Feelin' the Freak

That Redline Frame of Mind 

Billingsley To Run Against Eggelletion

Terrible Trio

The Wasserstrom conviction should have at least a few pols shaking in fear — but, hey, this is Broward

How´s Your Slime IQ?

Take the Broward Corruption Quiz

Foley's Priest Unmasked

Till Canned

Who's Bringing The Tar And Feathers?

A Politician Weeps

Confronted with evidence of influence peddling, a school board member tearfully claims she'll quit her job.