Woman says God told her to shoot at neighbors, charged with attempted murder

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Woman says God told her to shoot at neighbors, charged with attempted murder
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The Associated Press

February 14 2010, 10:41 AM EST

MERRITT ISLAND, Florida — A Brevard County woman claiming to be God's messenger has been charged with attempted murder after reportedly shooting at a family on their back porch.

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FBI, state officials arrest corrections employees

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FBI, state officials arrest corrections employees
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The Associated Press

February 11 2010, 2:22 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE -- Authorities have busted 15 corrections employees at two South Florida prisons in a drug sting operation.

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Warren Sapp released from Fla. jail on $1,500 bond; ex-NFL star is accused of choking woman

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Warren Sapp released from Fla. jail on $1,500 bond; ex-NFL star is accused of choking woman
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By Associated Press

February 7 2010, 12:25 PM EST

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL star Warren Sapp was released from jail Sunday on $1,500 bond, a day after being arrested for allegedly choking a woman in his hotel room.

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Miami federal judge awards $22.4 million to Liberian torture victims

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Miami federal judge awards $22.4 million to Liberian torture victims
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The Associated Press

February 5 2010, 2:32 PM EST

MIAMI -- The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who commanded a brutal paramilitary unit in his father's government, was ordered Friday by a federal judge to pay $22.4 million in damages to five Liberians who were tortured and abused during the West African nation's bloody civil war.

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Retired Hollywood priest sentenced in child pornography case

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Retired Hollywood priest sentenced in child pornography case
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Kenneth Hasselbach, 69, retired to Hollywood after leaving the Diocese of Rockville Center, in New York

By Sofia Santana, Sun Sentinel

February 3 2010

A former New York City-area Catholic priest who moved to Hollywood has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possession of child pornography, according to court records.

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Six teens charged with spraypainting Coral Springs synagogue

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Six teens charged with spraypainting Coral Springs synagogue
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By Joel Marino, Sun Sentinel

February 2 2010, 8:06 PM EST

CORAL SPRINGS -- Six teenagers have been arrested and charged with spraypainting gang signs on a Jewish synagogue in Coral Springs. All have been charged with criminal mischief for defacing a place of worship, a felony.

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Fort Pierce man allegedly attacks relative with knife after TV gets turned off

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Fort Pierce man allegedly attacks relative with knife after TV gets turned off
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By Laurie K. Blandford, TCPalm

February 1 2010

FORT PIERCE — A 30-year-old Fort Pierce man is accused of attacking a relative with a knife because the relative had turned off the TV, according to a St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit.

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Daughter of disgraced former Palm Beach County commissioner Tony Masilotti charged with DUI

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Daughter of disgraced former Palm Beach County commissioner Tony Masilotti charged with DUI
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Jane Musgrave, Palm Beach Post

January 31 2010, 12:07 PM EST

The daughter of imprisoned former Palm Beach County Commissioner Tony Masilotti was arrested early today on drunk driving charges, according to Palm Beach County sheriff's records.

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10 American Baptists detained trying to take 33 children from quake zone across border

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10 American Baptists detained trying to take 33 children from quake zone across border
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FRANK BAJAK
Associated Press Writer

January 31 2010, 2:32 AM EST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Ten Americans were detained by Haitian police on Saturday as they tried to bus 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic, allegedly without proper documents.

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Manatee man found guilty in heinous murder of mother, grandfather

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Manatee man found guilty in heinous murder of mother, grandfather
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The Associated Press

January 28 2010

BRADENTON -- A Manatee County man has been convicted of brutally murdering his mother and grandfather.

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Manatee man found guilty in heinous murder of mother, grandfather

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Manatee man found guilty in heinous murder of mother, grandfather
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The Associated Press

January 28 2010

BRADENTON -- A Manatee County man has been convicted of brutally murdering his mother and grandfather.

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Casey Anthony guilty of check fraud charges, now a felon

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Casey Anthony guilty of check fraud charges, now a felon
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By Amy L. Edwards and Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel

January 25 2010, 6:29 PM EST

Casey Anthony is now a convicted felon.

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Wellington man accused of shooting to death wife and two sons remains in hospital

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Man accused of shooting to death family.

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Wellington man accused of shooting to death wife and two sons remains in hospital
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By Sonja Isger and Michael LaForgia
The Palm Beach Post

January 24 2010, 11:28 AM EST

The man who authorities say admitted he gunned down his wife and twin boys Saturday, remained in the hospital Sunday morning, unable to make his first appearance before a judge, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's officials and representatives from the State Attorney's office.

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Judge allows bail for deputy accused of sexually harassing immigrants

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Judge allows bail for deputy accused of sexually harassing immigrants
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By Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel

January 22 2010

A suspended Broward Sheriff's Office deputy accused of intimidating eight undocumented male immigrants into performing sex acts with him will be allowed to go to Oregon until his trial, a Broward County judge ruled Friday.

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Former tennis star's mother charged with child neglect

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Former tennis star's mother charged with child neglect
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Alla Kournikova, mother of Anna Kournikova, is accused of leaving son home alone while she ran errands

By Erika Pesantes, Sun Sentinel

January 19 2010, 7:28 PM EST

Palm Beach -- Tennis star Anna Kournikova's mother was charged with child neglect Tuesday after leaving her 5-year-old son alone in her Palm Beach home while she ran errands, police said.

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Driver charged after cyclist killed near Key Biscayne

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Driver charged after cyclist killed near Key Biscayne
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The driver barely paused, dragging the mangled bike for blocks, witnesses said

The Associated Press

January 18 2010

A bicyclist is dead following a hit-and-run crash on a South Florida causeway.

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Wasserstrom starts jail sentence for official misconduct Monday

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Wasserstrom starts jail sentence for official misconduct Monday
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By Tonya Alanez, Sun Sentinel

January 15 2010

Former Hollywood Commissioner Keith Wasserstrom will begin his 60-day jail sentence for two felony convictions of official misconduct at 8 a.m. Monday, a Broward County judge ordered Friday.

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Posted on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010

Burn victim Michael Brewer tells of attack

By RAFAEL A. OLMEDA AND JUAN ORTEGA

There were things Michael Brewer remembered vividly about the day he was set on fire.

The Deerfield Beach teenager remembered the cool feeling of rubbing alcohol splashing onto him. He remembered the burning sensation, the impulse to run and jump into the swimming pool. He remembered wanting to stay in the water, and seeing the first results of the horrific attack he had just endured.

Detectives recorded their Nov. 23 interview with Brewer, 15, who survived burns over two-thirds of his body. Prosecutors on Monday released the recording, along with dozens of other documents related to the case.

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Criminal Defense Attorney Ken Hassett practices criminal law in both Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Need a criminal lawyer? Call us @ 954-791-2455. Richardson was charged Monday in Taney County with three counts of failure to file income tax returns, a felony punishable by up to five years in state prison. One was an extradition warrant from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, and the other stems from allegations that Richardson failed to file Missouri income taxes.

Posted on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010

Longtime fugitive is arrested again

(AP) -- A man accused of escaping a Florida prison 30 years ago has been arrested again in Missouri, weeks after being captured and released on bond.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Saturday in a news release that Oscar Richardson, 61, was picked up Friday at his home in the southwest Missouri town of Ridgedale on two outstanding warrants.

One was an extradition warrant from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, and the other stems from allegations that Richardson failed to file Missouri income taxes.

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Disgraced South Florida attorney sent to prison

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Disgraced South Florida attorney sent to prison
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Worked with a 'crew' for the mob

By Jon Burstein, Sun Sentinel

January 8 2010

A disbarred South Florida attorney was sentenced Friday to 43 months in prison for participating in schemes orchestrated by a local crew of mobsters affiliated with the Bonanno crime family of New York.

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