U.S. Office of the Attorney General

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

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 just making it to the public consciousness, a sign of our economic downfall in which overworked emp ... More >>

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

First Amendment Right to Blast Music to Be Considered by Florida Supreme Court

inquisitr.comThe Florida Supreme Court will decide whether this is your First Amendment right.​The issue of whether it's the First Amendment right of Florida drivers to blast obnoxious music from their cars way louder than anyone needs to will be heard before the Florida Supreme Court.The court sc ... More >>

Florida Attorney General's Office Investigates 411-PAIN

​Florida's attorney general is investigating the 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service, looking into allegations of "deceptive and misleading advertising" that echo the complaints made in a civil lawsuit filed against the Lauderdale Lakes company last year. 411-PAIN -- whose billboards, TV commerci ... More >>

Attorney General's Office Accuses Hallandale Company of Running Hurricane-Shutter Scam

Broward Sheriff's OfficeRobert Hoffman, the owner of Rolladen, was arrested last week on fraud charges.​Apparently Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi doesn't take kindly to people running scams on people under the guise of natural disasters.Bondi announced yesterday that her office has filed a law ... More >>

Before Joining Foreclosure Firm, Broward's Chief Judge Created a System That Favors Banks

Tobin created a system that will help him in his new job as a foreclosure attorney.​If you're a foreclosure defense lawyer doing work in Broward County, there are lots of reasons to think Chief Judge Victor Tobin doesn't side with homeowners. In his tenure at the top of the county's legal system, ... More >>

Chief Judge Victor Tobin Resigns to Join Much-Criticized Foreclosure Firm (Updated)

​Broward Chief Judge Victor Tobin's reign at the top of the county's judiciary has been filled with conflicts, from barbs he traded with the court clerk to fighting the public's distaste for a new courthouse. Now he's leaving, and the firm he picked as his next successor likely won't make his life ... More >>

Hallandale Beach Hides Financial Contributions From Public Record

Below: Is this a legitimate "travel expense"?​Most people are proud of their charitable donations and don't mind publicizing them a bit. But the people who run the city government of Hallandale Beach are not most people.All of the donations that a city makes to charity are supposed to be available ... More >>

Dave Aronberg, Pam Bondi's New Pick to Fight Pill Mills, Has His Work Cut Out for Him

Disarming pain clinics with a single smile.​Now that Rick Scott has nixed the state Office of Drug Control, which was instrumental in getting anti-pill-mill legislation passed, the duty to try to curb the illegal pill-mill industry falls on whoever will take it.Enter Pam Bondi, your new Republican ... More >>

Mendelsohn Singles Out Klenet During Guilty Plea

The illicit payments made to former legislator Mandy Dawson had been widely reported, but it is interesting that seedy lobbyist and political fundraiser Alan Mendelsohn, an eye doctor by trade, singled out Russell Klenet in federal court today. When Mendelsohn pleaded guilty to a fed ... More >>

Sen. Dan Gelber Dogged by Connection to BP

Photo by the Coast Guard​These days, politicians are probably better off in a sex scandal than tied to BP. That's why state Sen. Dan Gelber, who's running for attorney general, just can't seem to shake his connection to the company responsible for wrecking the Gulf.Gelber, a Democrat from Miami Be ... More >>

Bill McCollum Paid Antigay Activist $120,000; How Many "Long Strokes" Does That Buy?

Photo: wikipedia commonsMcCollum​Try tho' he might, Bill McCollum can't shake the scandal over the $120,000 his Attorney General's Office paid to George Alan Rekers, the antigay activist who was outed by New Times writers Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp last week.McCollum tried to pin it on the ... More >>

Arizona Sheriff's Reign of Terror Becomes State Policy

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Reign of Terror Becomes State Policy, Thanks to State Sen. Russell Pearce and Gov. Jan Brewer

A Bad Time to Be Charlie's Frat Brother

Crist and his Delta Lambda brothers.​It used to be the best gravy train on the tracks: If you were a frat brother of Charlie Crist at Florida State, you could practically name your job. Harry Sargeant landed a prestigious gig as the finance chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Crist appoin ... More >>

Registered Sex Offender Betrayed by What Was Supposed to Be a 15-Year-Old Girl

Photo courtesy Fort Lauderdale PoliceDavid Forget​Just slap on those handcuffs. His name may be David R. Forget, but he remembers this drill. According to police, the registered sex offender who lived in Plantation believed -- truly believed -- that when he arrived at their meeting place, he would ... More >>

Peace, Love, and Terror

The Weather Underground talked of peace, but FBI agents say members also planned a cop killing.

Joel Steinger and Mutual Benefits Corp. Stole a Billion Dollars by Peddling Bogus Life Insurance Policies

Are We Really in Good Hands?

The outlook for the North Broward Hospital District without Alan Levine is cloudy

Burned at Both Ends

A background in hauling pot gives you the skills and chutzpah to become a Medicaid mogul

DeGroot For Sheriff

Rx for Plunder

Looting the Treasury was never so easy

Last Amend­ment

You Vill Conform!

Do Wii Have A Story?

These Deals Will Blow You Away

Should Local Buyers Watch Out for "Katrina Cars" ?

Business on the Edge

If you want to get PAID, it helps to have friends on the board

No Touchy

Keep Your Blood, Bud

Westside's Stories

Until the tiny Gazette gets its story straight, county honcho Bertha Henry should stop sending it checks

Here's Lookin' at You

A Delray company implanting people with microchips looks to the bright Orwellian future

The Whitest Greens

Augusta refugees will find everything they want -- and everyone they don't -- at many of South Florida's private clubs

Seeing Red

Some Pompano Beachers want to put a stop to Mayor Griffin's reign of greed

The American Dream, Minus the Kids

For hundreds of Broward families, the attempt at home ownership is being ruined by one factor: discrimination against children

There's Something About Jerry

Plantation councilman Jerry Fadgen's management of a little strip mall has led to big conflicts of interest and even bigger lies

The Doctor Will Sell You Now

Supplied by Rexall Showcase of Boca Raton, doctors and other distributors are pitching alternative forms of medicine that may not work in ways that may not be legal