Two explosions in three days have rocked the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. An endless stream of nuclear industry cronies has claimed there is really not much to worry about, but the money is doing the talking: Nuclear industry shares have already lost more than $1.5 billion in the market. Now, a…
———————————- The nation’s first true high-speed railroad was supposed to leave the station in 2015, a sleek Tomorrowland-worthy train that would have whisked riders between Orlando and Tampa at speeds of up to 168 miles an hour. The federal government had agreed to pay $2.4 billion of its estimated $2.6…
Now-former Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco had more bad news when she learned who would be presiding over her case: Circuit Judge Cynthia Imperato, who has a reputation as one of the toughest judges on criminal defendants in Broward County. Imperato is former police officer and prosecutor who has kept that mentality in…
TOKYO – A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan’s eastern coast Friday, killing at least 60 people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Tsunami warnings blanketed the entire Pacific, as far away as South…
her attorney, Eric Schwartzreich. — Did you hear the jousting match between radio talk-show host and former Miami Dolphin Jimmy Cefalo and Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter regarding the $610,000 worth of artwork approved for the new courthouse that nobody wanted? Cefalo says the conversation went south after Ritter made a “personal attack”…
I think it’s safe to say we now know the primary reason Broward County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman was, quite literally, out of commission recently for several weeks: She was distraught over her involvement in the State Attorney’s corruption investigation leading to her sworn testimony that implicated a former friend, Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco. The…
The arrest affidavit for just-arrested Tamarac Mayor Beth Flaunsbaum-Talabisco lays out an intricate plot to deliver the 2006 mayoral election to the 57-year-old politician. It reads like a primer on dirty politics — and it involves some big new names and one old one in Broward County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman, who is deeply tied to…
Here are some questions I hope to answer in the next several days: — Who is the Broward County School Board member who, prior to his or her election, was accused of making a racial slur at work? Specifically the member was talking about attending an Orange Bowl game in the…
Random election results: UPDATED: The votes are in, and all of the races below are official. The first is that Sylvia Poitier is sailing to reelection in Deerfield Beach, despite all the scandal and her painfully obvious corruption. With only one precinct uncounted, just 714 people voted in her district, which isn’t…
The law firm of former state legislator Steve Geller, Greenspoon Marder, is in the running. Listed as the rep of the law firm isn’t Geller, though — it’s his brother Joe, who has been spotted attending recent commission meetings. But you just know Steve Geller would love to get a…
A sexual harassment suit filed against Congressman Alcee Hastings combines two of the Miramar Democrat’s weaknesses — taxpayer-paid globetrotting and women underlings he has had in the government’s employ. Winsome Packer, the former high-level Capitol Hill policy adviser suing Hastings for sexual harassment, claims he made numerous unwanted sexual advances toward…
Congressman Alcee Hastings has been hit with a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a conservative group called Judicial Watch. The merits of the case aren’t known, but the plaintiff is quite a serious person. Her name is Winsome Packer, a Republican who was a policy adviser on the Helsinki Commission when…
Slow news day, investigating corruption story, so here are some random observations: – Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s war on public schools and teachers stinks — and it will likely backfire on him in a big way. He wants to cut teachers’ salaries by 5 percent while at the same time putting…
There’s a mysterious force at work in the Plantation City Council races — and they call him the Jedi.The Jedi is being blamed for a recent negative ad on council candidate Lynn Stoner, who is getting backing by certain Republicans. The ad, which attacks Stoner’s dismal voting record, comes with…
The Charlie Sheen media machine just keeps running — and it says a whole lot more about the media than it does Charlie Sheen. When a rambling Hollywood drug addict can dominate national and, at times, local news for a week, you know something’s wrong. It’s like propping up a drunk…
Lewis Kasman, who for years was the right-hand man and “adopted son” to crime boss John Gotti, says the Mafia has nothing on Florida when it comes to stealing money.Now Kasman, who turned government witness and helped indict dozens of organized crime figures, is looking to get payback from his…
A former Broward deputy has filed an ethics complaint with the State of Florida against Sheriff Al Lamberti, alleging he violated state law when he engaged in a “fraudulent scheme” to bring his 15-year-old son with him on a security detail at last year’s Super Bowl. In the complaint, ex-deputy DiPerna…
The federal government has charged 64-year-old Hollywood bankruptcy trustee Marika Tolz with misappropriating $16 million in court funds — and ultimately pocketing $2.4 million of it for herself. Among the funds Tolz allegedly misappropriated was $1 million involved in the Scott Rothstein Ponzi case that she received from the U.S. Marshal’s…
There is no bigger believer in the power of activists in Broward County than the Pulp. When watchdogs in the media fail (which happens more frequently than you can imagine), their hard work and perseverance have helped to bring one scandal after another to light. Activists and their less-influential and often…
You want to hear some political B.S.? Just listen to Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter when she opens her mouth to talk. Here’s what she said yesterday during a discussion about the new courthouse: RITTER: “Every time someone on this dais says the voters voted down the courthouse, I’m going to remind…
A survey conducted by GOP pollster Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates — the same firm that conducted polls for Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign — found that 57 percent of Floridians support legalization of medicinal marijuana. This news comes as sources say there is a serious movement afoot to bring the issue…
From this morning’s Sun-Sentinel: Meanwhile, board member Maureen Dinnen lost her composure Tuesday when talking about the grand jury report. She called it serious but said some of the report “bordered on gossip and hearsay.”Dinnen began to cry after she said she had had no part in any of the misdeeds…
