It’s a grim thought, but you have to wonder how close Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes may have come to getting shot on Easter Sunday. Broward sheriff’s deputies surrounded Holmes’ sister house in Deerfield Beach with guns drawn, believing that the house was being burglarized. They had the wrong house but…
The photo above is one that the Broward Democratic Party didn’t want you to see.Or at least the part of it showing lobbyist Judy Stern with a sign denouncing offshore drilling. The photo was taken at the “Hands Across the Sands” protest last June. The Democratic Party’s website, bluebroward.org, covered…
Ever heard of Strongsville, Ohio? Neither had I, but it’s apparently a suburb of Cleveland and a place where Hallandale condo president and activist Csaba Kulin used to live. Kulin is amazed at the bloated cost of Hallandale Beach’s budget compared to that of Strongville and recently wrote a letter about it…
— Outgoing Superintendent Jim Notter will receive nearly $250,000 when he retires from the Broward school district for unused sick and vacation days, according to the Sentinel. He’ll also be making $103,000 a year in his pension. Hey, the guy made $299,000 a year — nearly ten times the average worker’s salary…
As Anna Nicole Smith’s disembodied soul headed for a touching reunion with J. Howard Marshall III in whatever passes for a heaven for oil tycoons and pneumatic bimbos, the New Times crack team of investigative reporters headed for Hollywood’s Memorial Regional Hospital and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Thursday to soak up […]
Suspended Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco was arraigned today and pleaded not guilty to corruption charges involving dirty developers Bruce and Shawn Chait. Talabisco may not have been forced to stand in court if it hadn’t been for the testimony against her by Broward County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman, who went under oath…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office just released the 911 tape deputies received from the home of Miami Dolphins star receiver Brandon Marshall on Friday when he was allegedly stabbed in the gut by his wife at their home in Southwest Ranches. Unfortunately, it only deepens the mystery. Inside, hear the call, which was…
Allen West is on a roll of sheer crazy right now. First the Plantation congressman has been on Fox News the past several days lobbing crazy bombs at the president, calling him a “low-level socialist agitator” whose “Marxist demagogic rhetoric” indicates a “Third World dictator-like arrogance.” Does this sound even remotely sane? That…
Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall was stabbed in the gut last night with a knife at his sprawling mansion in Southwest Ranches. This morning, he is at the Broward General Medical Center, and his wife is locked up in the Broward County Jail. ”This is a very difficult time…
You know those before-and-after photos of presidents showing how much they aged during their years running the country? Here’s one example: iThat’s a big difference, but it’s nothing compared to what spending time in the Florida Legislature does to a politician. Inside, see the photographic evidence of a stunning transformation of one…
It began with an unnecessary contract approved by the School Board to build classroom additions. The contract went to James A. Cummings Inc., a top school builder in the county. Cummings has been a generous contributor to board members’ campaigns and has hired former board construction officials to work at…
The show focuses on the Lewis murder but packs in the entire tale of Rothstein’s crime in an hourlong documentary that includes riveting new video and exclusive interviews former RRA office worker Amy Howard; Lewis’ mother, Lisa La Pointe; former homicide prosecutor Howard Scheinberg; former U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sloman; local…
Margate political powerhouse and consummate deal maker Jack Tobin died Tuesday at age 69 and will be laid to rest Friday.Tobin was a former mayor of Margate and a 16-year Florida House member, but foremost, he was a lobbyist. Inside, read excerpts from newspaper articles that tell Tobin’s amazing story. …
Richard Rubin, with his attorney David Bogenschutz at his side, was contrite in federal court as he pleaded guilty to a tax evasion charge. An emotional Rubin, who is the husband of criminally charged former Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin, admitted to Judge William Zloch that he knowingly failed to report…
Broward School Board member Ann Murray claims she is trying to tighten the district’s purse strings by laying off building inspectors. Building inspector Michael Marchetti — a whistleblower who exposed massive corruption by Murray’s board — told Murray during a meeting last week that she’s on a “personal vendetta” to fire…
It just keeps happening to Gov Rick Scott. He makes a decision from his evil alien gut — you know, like slashing funding for the developmentally disabled — and then when masses of bona fide Earth-born human beings rise up to oppose it, he reverses course. (Rick Scott is human you claim?…
The Kings Point Condos have long been a tumor on Broward County’s body politic. The Democratic-voter-packed condo complex for the elderly is in the heart of Tamarac — and Tamarac, of course, is a nest of bribe takers that has recently become the corruption capital of not only Broward but also…
Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter may be in trouble with various authorities, but she’s still the darling of the influence peddlers. Lobbyists Bernie Friedman and Neil Schiller are holding a campaign kickoff fundraiser for Ritter at noon Wednesday at the Becker & Poliakoff legal and lobbying firm’s office in Hollywood. Ritter…
The Fort Lauderdale Tea Party rally on Friday at the Fireman’s Benevolent Hall was full of hot air. And most of it, surprisingly, wasn’t coming from the mouths of the raging Republi-cons inside the building. The hall was a steaming 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and the attendees, who had led a sparsely…
Back in 2005, I questioned Richard Rubin, husband of criminally charged former Broward County Commissioner Diana Wasserman-Rubin, about his relationship with the shadowy politically connected real estate broker Ira Cor. Rubin worked as a sales associate in Cor’s real estate firm. One problem with this arrangement was that Cor did behind-the-scenes…
A lot of people didn’t think it was fair that while his wife was hit with felony corruption charges for voting on a grant that benefited him, Richard Rubin seemingly got off scot-free after he and other officials gamed the Town of Southwest Ranches for millions of dollars. Well, now Rubin…
It began as a little Pulp blog post back in December 2008 and has now grown up into a federal case. Last week, I told you about the investigation involving Broward County Judge and former Sunrise Mayor Steven Feren. Well, the Justice Department on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Sunrise in regarding…
