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Tony Masilotti

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    November 18, 2010

    Warren Newell and Tony Masilotti, Out of Prison and Crying Innocent

    Warren Newell wants his conviction tossed.​There's nothing quite so heartwarming as a convicted political felon crying foul and asking for his hard-earned bribes back. Two former Palm Beach County commissioners are fighting that fight, and their chutzpah is admirable.Warren Newell and Tony Masilot ... More >>

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    September 8, 2010

    New Year's Corruption-Busting Agenda for Palm Beach State Attorney

    Facebook.comMcAuliffe, on the war path.​Palm Beach State Attorney Michael McAuliffe has attracted plenty of attention lately for his efforts to bust public corruption. He recently forced the resignation of the fourth county commissioner in four years to face criminal charges and created a Public C ... More >>

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    August 4, 2010

    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 >>

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    April 6, 2010

    Cobra the Bounty Hunter Pleads Guilty, Gets Back to Work

    Photo by C. StilesCobra Staubs can head back to work soon.​A year ago, Fort Lauderdale bail bondsman William "Cobra" Staubs nearly ended his 30-year career by searching for missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings. Cobra was slapped with a felony charge of false imprisonment when he tried to arrest acc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Morning Juice: Broward Home Values Continue Dive; Masilotti Staying in Lock-Up

    ​The local news for this Tuesday morning:Home values in Broward County fell approximately 16 percent this past year, a figure that means that county officials may have to trim up to $150 million from an already skeletal budget. [Miami Herald]A very thin silver lining? South Florida made some major ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Teapartiers Tussle with Commissioners Over Ethics Watchdog

    Commissioner Aaronson: A Tea Party whupping beats "political suicide."​Ethics, Shmethics. As this week's feature story reminds us, Palm Beach's reputation as "Corruption County" has been well earned. Two years after lawyer Bill Boose and county commissioner Tony Masilotti went to prison, we're fin ... More >>

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    December 3, 2009

    Harvey Oyer, the Lawyer Who Inked Deals That Put a Politician in Prison, Still Walks Free

    Commissioner Aaronson: A Tea Party whupping beats "political suicide."​Ethics, Shmethics. As this week's feature story reminds us, Palm Beach's reputation as "Corruption County" has been well earned. Two years after lawyer Bill Boose and county commissioner Tony Masilotti went to prison, we're fin ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

    Commissioner Aaronson: A Tea Party whupping beats "political suicide."​Ethics, Shmethics. As this week's feature story reminds us, Palm Beach's reputation as "Corruption County" has been well earned. Two years after lawyer Bill Boose and county commissioner Tony Masilotti went to prison, we're fin ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2009

    The Hunt for Haleigh Cummings Could Bring Down a Badass Bounty Hunter

    Commissioner Aaronson: A Tea Party whupping beats "political suicide."​Ethics, Shmethics. As this week's feature story reminds us, Palm Beach's reputation as "Corruption County" has been well earned. Two years after lawyer Bill Boose and county commissioner Tony Masilotti went to prison, we're fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    The Post's Cute and Slobbery Mascot

    ​He's got Wilford Brimley's jowls, a roly-poly stomach, worried eyes, and a slight snarl that could be mistaken for an under-bite. Meet the Palm Beach Post's latest mascot, a bulldog that appeared in a full-page ad in Tuesday's paper above the headline: "The Palm Beach Post, Your Community Watchdo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Surprise! Corrupt Palm Beach County Runs Out of Cash

    Former County Commissioner Mary McCarty and her colleagues had a slight spending problem.Beaches without life guards, higher bus fares, laid off county workers, a major tax hike. Such a dismal budget proposal is hardly shocking in a county that's drowning in a housing bust. But Palm Beach County's p ... More >>

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    March 24, 2009

    Palm Beach Commissioner Threatening to Be Apathetic Because Residents Are Apathetic

    pbcgov.comJess Santamaria Here's one I haven't heard before: Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria told the Palm Beach Post that he's so frustrated by apathy among residents that he's thinking of walking away from public service at the end of his four-year term."The only thing that would ma ... More >>

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    November 6, 2008

    Tree-huggers mobilize to stop FPL from building Everglades power plant

    pbcgov.comJess Santamaria Here's one I haven't heard before: Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria told the Palm Beach Post that he's so frustrated by apathy among residents that he's thinking of walking away from public service at the end of his four-year term."The only thing that would ma ... More >>

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    November 28, 2006

    Whose Lifestyle, Anyway?

    pbcgov.comJess Santamaria Here's one I haven't heard before: Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria told the Palm Beach Post that he's so frustrated by apathy among residents that he's thinking of walking away from public service at the end of his four-year term."The only thing that would ma ... More >>

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    November 16, 2006

    Activist Jailed In Riviera Beach

    pbcgov.comJess Santamaria Here's one I haven't heard before: Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria told the Palm Beach Post that he's so frustrated by apathy among residents that he's thinking of walking away from public service at the end of his four-year term."The only thing that would ma ... More >>

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    October 27, 2006

    Sun-Sentinel Is The Big Man Now

    pbcgov.comJess Santamaria Here's one I haven't heard before: Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria told the Palm Beach Post that he's so frustrated by apathy among residents that he's thinking of walking away from public service at the end of his four-year term."The only thing that would ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2006

    Jose Lambiet's Back ...

    pbcgov.comJess Santamaria Here's one I haven't heard before: Palm Beach County Commissioner Jess Santamaria told the Palm Beach Post that he's so frustrated by apathy among residents that he's thinking of walking away from public service at the end of his four-year term."The only thing that would ma ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Love & Loathing

    A routine traffic stop led to Pahokee's own Rodney King incident. Too bad there was no videotape.

  • News

    August 26, 2004

    Bitter Sugar

    Forget the awful past, Palm Beach's sugar barons say. It's time to make nicey-nicey and go into real estate.

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    The Great Slurp

    Gov. Bush's Scripps gamble is sucking up state funds -- and the Everglades with it

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Declarations of Independents

    Forget strip malls, condos, and highways. Loxahatchee Groves is a place of dirt roads, wild pets, and eccentric residents.

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