The famous 20 year old R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty and publicly apologized for beating Rihanna back in February. Brown is expected to be sentenced to five years probation followed by six months of community labor. Although Chris Brown is expected to be permitted to serve his probation…
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Hollywood, Florida Police Officers Caught in Cover-Up
Four Hollywood Florida Police Officers are being accused of faking a crash report. The entire incident was accidently caught by the on board dash camera. They were identified Tuesday as Dewey Pressley, Joel Francisco, Andrew Diaz and Karim Thomas. They’re on administrative duty pending an investigation. It is alleged that…
UBS Client Pleads Guilty in Fort Lauderdale Federal Court
Jeffrey P. Chernick of Stanfordville, N.Y., pled guilty today on the charge of filing a false tax return in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Federal Court. This is the result of an ongoing attempt by the United States Government’s efforts to force the United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) to divulge the names…
Weston Man Charged with Operating $14M Commodities Fraud
The Commodities Future Trading Commission alleges that Weston resident Sean Nathan Healy ran and operated a multi-million dollar securities scheme. The civil complaint alleges that Sean Nathan Healy defrauded 44 investors of approximately $14 million dollars. The Broward County man is accused of operating the white collar scheme in order…
Fort Lauderdale Police Chief’s Wife Spared Mandatory 20 year Prison Sentence
The wife of Fort Lauderdale police chief Frank Adderley has been spared a 20 year minimum mandatory sentence by the Office of the State Attorney for Broward County. Eleanor Adderley was originally charged with aggravated assault with a firearm which carries a stiff 20 year minimum sentence. However, the charge…
Florida Expungements and Record Sealings; A Hot Priority During a Cold Recession
The current economic situation has lead to thousands of job losses. As people begin to search for new employment, they are often rudely awakened by something they may have long forgotten; their criminal history. With the economic downturn many Floridians are rushing to begin their Florida Expungment or Record Sealing…
Broward County DUI Cop Kept Badge Despite Repeated Complaints From Women
The Sun-Sentinel Published a story today alleging that Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Grady managed to keep his job despite numerous complaints from women regarding his behavior. A review of Grady’s service record by the Sun Sentinel turned up complaints from women over the years who claimed the deputy had…
From Florida to Kentucky: The Drug Pipeline Keeps Growing
In a sting dubbed Operation Pill Crusher, two dozen alleged drug dealers in Kentucky have been arrested and accused of obtaining prescription drugs at popular Florida pain clinics and taking them back to Kentucky to sell. A Miami Herald investigation published last week showed that pain clinics in Florida —…
Fort Lauderdale Judge Frees UBS Client on $12 Million Bond
A Florida judge on Wednesday ordered the release on a $12 million bond of an accountant charged with tax evasion in the first prosecution of wealthy U.S. clients of Swiss bank UBS. Steven Michael Rubinstein, who worked for a company in the yacht-building business, was arrested and charged last week…
Broward County DUI Cop Now Charged with Battery
A Broward sheriff’s deputy has been charged — and has resigned from his job — after two women reported that he touched them inappropriately after traffic stops last year. Authorities on Monday charged Charles E. Grady, 39, a deputy for nearly 12 years, with two counts of misdemeanor battery. In…