Steve Gonot

Billingsley To Run Against Eggelletion

Anti-Simsitism Hits Cooper City

To Err Is Pulpish

Is Deerfield's Capellini Stepping Down?

The deadline for filing to run in the March election is January 9 -- and Deerfield Mayor Al Capellini, who has filed early and often during his two-plus decades in office -- has yet to open his campaign. This is highly unusual and rumors abound that ... More >>

Satz Must Act Now On Deerfield

So rumors are out there about the State Attorney's Office investigation of Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini. Word is that an FDLE probe of his political nemesis and challenger for the mayor's chair, Commissioner Steve Gonot, has also been forwarded to the State Attorney's Office for a decision. T ... More >>

Commissioner Steve Gonot Booked; Is Capellini Next?

Well, my timing was exquisite but I focused on the wrong politician. Steve Gonot, according to the Deerfield Advocate blog, has resigned his office this morning, apparently as part of a plea deal with the State Attorney's Office. NEW: He has been booked into jail (mugshot at right).  ... More >>

Liveblogging the Muni Election

The brains of the operation 8:31 Welcome to the Juice muni elections liveblog. I will be doing the play-by-play. At my left is the color commentator, a highly flatulent greyhound who somehow managed to cast a ballot (for Al Capellini, natch) and has been flaunting her "My Vote Counted" sticker to al ... More >>

Gadfly Chaz Stevens brought down a couple Deerfield Beach politicians

The brains of the operation 8:31 Welcome to the Juice muni elections liveblog. I will be doing the play-by-play. At my left is the color commentator, a highly flatulent greyhound who somehow managed to cast a ballot (for Al Capellini, natch) and has been flaunting her "My Vote Counted" sticker to al ... More >>

The Mayor's Private Dick

Al Capellini takes the Nixon route against his rival on the commission

Mayor Al Quacks Up

Capellini's a lame duck after New Times investigation, says a commissioner.

Stomp the Worm

Saint Aaron to the rescue in Haiti

Dead End

Bullets are flying and young men are dying in Deerfield's street war between Haitians and African-Americans

For Sale: Keys to the City

In Deerfield, when you're in, you're really in. And the mayor is really in.

Letters for April 27-May 3, 2006

In Deerfield, when you're in, you're really in. And the mayor is really in.

A Long Political Squabble Over a Short Pier

Steve Gonot tries to cure Deerfield Beach of a political sickness.

Who Do I Have to Whack to Raise My Google Profile?

Radio right-winger Doug Goetzloe tries another political hit for Internet ratings.

Pete Boinis: Asshole Of The Week

    BoinisThe Pulp's Asshole of the Week (so I stole an idea from Larry Flynt, what are you gonna do, shoot me?) is Pete Boinis. He's the guy that cordoned off his swath of land next to the Deerfield Beach Pier with a bunch of poles and then had "No Trespassing" sign ... More >>

Vice Mayor on Hit List for Deerfield Beach Hit Man

deerfield-beach.comSylvia PoitierSylvia Poitier should have known she was being watched. If not by criminal investigators, then at least by the guy in Deerfield Beach who tends to show them the way. "Mark this day -- mark this day well" is the characteristically immodest headline for yesterday's blo ... More >>

Was Ethics Fad a Mere Summer Fling for Deerfield Beach Commission?

Judging by this agenda item for Tuesday's meeting, Deerfield Beach commissioners are ready to fling their ethics code out the window after just two and a half months. The idea belongs to Mayor Peggy Noland, who needs an ethics code worse than Michael Beasley needs a Twitter editor.The paper-thin exc ... More >>

Grocery Shopping With Mayor Noland

deerfield-beach.comPeggy Noland​A few hours before she takes her place at the dais and asks commissioners to strike down the Deerfield Beach ethics code, Mayor Peggy Noland rolled a shopping cart through the aisles of Winn-Dixie and spoke with Juice about why the code has to go. In short, because ... More >>

Deerfield Beach Commissioner Plans to "Beg" Colleagues Not to Repeal Ethics Code

deerfield-beach.comBill Ganz​Deerfield Beach Commissioner Bill Ganz is entering his sixth month in office, and he still finds his colleagues unpredictable. He thought the city's ethics code was safe. "I was as surprised and dismayed as anybody to find out it was on the agenda to be repealed," he s ... More >>

And So It Begins ...

Very soon (today, supposedly), posts will appear on this blog authored by strange names like "Lisa Rab," "Stefan Kamph," "Michael Cohen," and "Brandon K. Thorp." Well, they aren't that strange -- those of you who read the Juice blog already know the work of these fine reporters, so it won't be ... More >>

Stephanie Kraft, It's Time to Plead Guilty

The most resounding message sent by the conviction of former Deerfield Beach Commissioner Steve Gonot is this: Not this time, Stephanie.​Juries, at least those in Broward County, don't buy politicians' convoluted explanations for apparent wrongdoing. So those of you now facing corruption char ... More >>

Two Former Deerfield Beach Commissioners, Former Mayor Scheduled For Court This Month

cousinsusa.com​Three former Deerfield Beach politicians -- Commissioners Steve Gonot and Sylvia Poitier, as well as Mayor Al Capellini -- will all be spending time in Broward courthouses this month.Gonot was convicted last month of submitting a false campaign report, a felony that carries a penal ... More >>

Steve Gonot, Former Deerfield Beach Commissioner, Denied New Trial

Steve Gonot​Steve Gonot, the former Deerfield Beach Commissioner convicted in May of stealing campaign funds and misconduct charges, was denied a new trial this morning.Broward County Circuit Judge Barbara McCarthy denied Gonot's request, and maintained the scheduled sentencing for June 20.Gon ... More >>

Deerfield Beach Special Election Is Today. Try to Avoid Voting for an Alleged Criminal This Time

​If you live in District 2 of Deerfield Beach, today is Election Day.Thanks to the fact that the last commissioner, Sylvia Poitier, has been suspended for allegedly falsifying public records a few times, today's special election will find someone to replace her for the rest of her term -- which en ... More >>

Steve Gonot Sentenced to One Year in Jail, Appeal Under Way

Steve Gonot​Steve Gonot, the former Deerfield Beach commissioner convicted in May of stealing campaign funds and of misconduct charges, was sentenced today to one year in jail.Gonot will be posting $20,000 bond to stay out of jail while the appeals process plays out. He was also sentenced to five ... More >>

Assistant State Attorney David Schulson Assigned to Sylvia Poitier's Criminal Case

Broward Sheriff's OfficeSylvia Poitier​Assistant State Attorney David Schulson, a prosecutor with a history of handling public corruption crimes, has been assigned to the criminal case of Deerfield Beach Commissioner Sylvia Poitier.As you may recall, Poitier faces misdemeanor charges for falsifyi ... More >>

Former Deerfield Commissioners Win a Trip to a Florida Ethics Commission Hearing

​After an audit of Deerfield Beach festivals declaring that three then-city commissioners secured scores of tickets to the city's mango festival "to garner political support" -- and the ensuing complaints filed by city activist Chaz Stevens -- those three former commissioners earned a trip to Tall ... More >>