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Woman Charged In $3.4 Million Ponzi Scheme
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) – A South Florida woman who reportedly preyed on members of her church to fund a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme has been arrested. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office has...
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MADD Takes ‘Wait-And-See’ Stance On New DUI Initiative
MIAMI (CBS4) – Mothers Against Drunk Driving has adopted a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude toward a new Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office initiative which would keep first time ‘non-crash’ DUI offenders out...
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DUI Diversion Program Unveiled For First-Time Offenders
MIAMI (CBS4) – A controversial new initiative is expected to go into effect soon which will keep first-time drunk drivers out of jail or even have their cases dismissed. These first-time drunk drivers...
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Gov. Scott Appoints New Judge To Miami-Dade County Court
THE VILLAGES (CBS4) – While in The Villages to sign the state budget, Governor Rick Scott made another important decision to make: appointing a new judge to the Miami-Dade County Court. Dawn V. Denaro...
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Centorino To Head Miami-Dade Ethics Commission
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics landed a new director Wednesday afternoon. Joe Centorino was selected to take over as the county’s new ethics czar. Centorino has served as the chief...
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Fmr. Miami Beach Cop Who Hit Couple With ATV Charged
MIAMI (CBS4) – A former Miami Beach police officer who allegedly hit a couple on Miami Beach with his ATV over the July 4th weekend is facing several charges. Miami Beach officer Derick Kulian and...
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Federal Drug Decision Causing Legal Headaches
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – It was déjà vu in Miami-Dade bond court Friday morning when Judge Milton Hirsch released all prisoners on their own recognizance that were being held on a drug possession charge....
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Miami-Dade Judge Throws Drug Cases Out
MIAMI (CBS4) – More than three dozen people being held in Miami-Dade were given ‘get out of jail free’ cards Wednesday after a judge dropped the drug charges against them. On August 17th, Miami-Dade...
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State Attorney Criticized After Spence-Jones Charges Dropped
MIAMI (CBS4) – The attorney for Michelle Spence-Jones says she never should have been prosecuted for grand theft and the Miami-Dade Police union is raising additional concerns about the State...
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Prosecutors Release Photos From Inside Barahona Home
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE (CBS4) – The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office released the photographs from inside the home of Jorge and Carmen Barahona. It was this past valentine’s day when police discovered...
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New Photos Released Of Nubia Barahona & Family
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office has released new pictures of the Barahona family which present a stark contrast to photos released last week. Jorge and Carmen Barahona are both...
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Divine Sports Owner
MIAMI (CBS4) – An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the owner of Divine Sports, an after school tutoring program accused of bilking the Miami-Dade School District of hundreds of thousands of...
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Officials Arrest Operator In Illegal Slaughterhouse Raid
MIAMI (CBS4)- Officials arrested a man who they said operated an illegal slaughterhouse in Hialeah, committing brutal animal cruelty, and causing potential pollution and health safety issues. The...
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Illegal Slaughterhouse Ringleader Given $500,001 Bond
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The accused ringleader of an illegal slaughterhouse in Hialeah made his first appearance in Miami-Dade County bond court Monday. A judge set the bail for Rudesindo “Rudy” Acosta at...
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Police Arrest 21 In ALF Fraud Investigation
MIAMI (CBS4) – Nearly three dozen people were taken into custody in a scam which reportedly involved medical certifications. The Miami-Dade State’s Attorney’s Office said of the 21 people charged, they...
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Little-Known Campaign Loophole Benefits Rivera
MIAMI (CBS4) – During his years in the state Legislature, David Rivera collected tens of thousands, and possibly hundreds of thousands, of dollars in unreported donations from lobbyists and...
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Broward Man Indicted For 1994 Murder Of Ex-Wife
MIAMI (CBS4) – The Miami-Dade Grand Jury handed down an indictment Wednesday against a Lighthouse Point man long suspected of murdering his ex-wife nearly 18 years ago. Clifford Friend, 56, was...
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Miami Mayor Fined For Sloppy Books During Campaign
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and his daughter Raquel have been fined $10,000 for sloppy book-keeping work during his 2009 run for office. A year long investigation by the Florida...
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Police Warn Of Rental Scam After Woman Bilked For Thousands
MIAMI LAKES(CBS4)—A former real estate broker has been busted for allegedly taking three months worth of rent from an unsuspecting victim and then pocketing two months of that rent. The arrest of...
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Three Homestead Officers Arrested On Assault, Misconduct Charges
HOMESTEAD (CBS4) – Three Homestead Police officers are facing various charges stemming from the beating of a migrant worker last year. Sgt. Lizanne Deegan, 44, Sgt. Jeffrey Rome, 56, and Govanni...
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