Hung jury for Broward detention deputy charged with PPP loan fraud

A federal jury in Broward County could not reach unanimous agreement this week over a former Broward Sheriff’s Office detention deputy accused of lying to the federal government to obtain a Paycheck Protection Program loan during the COVID-19 crisis. Carolyn Denise Wade, 49, was one of 17 deputies at the Broward Sheriff’s Office who, according to investigators, falsified paperwork to collect money under government programs meant to help keep small businesses alive. Wade, who worked in... Read More

Former South Florida Judge Jay Simons dies at 101

James “Jay” Simons loved his family, his country and helping people through his work, which involved helping people through his work as a lawyer, Hollywood Municipal Court Judge, and finally as a court-appointed mediator. He loved his work so much that he was at it as recently as two weeks ago, plugging away as a court-appointed mediator despite having reached retirement age during the Reagan administration. Simons died Sunday at his home in Weston. He was 101. “The only way he could... Read More

Gyoza is an easy-to-make Japanese comfort food

Gretchen McKay | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Rie McClenny grew up in southwestern Japan with family members who not only loved to cook but, as the owners of a tearoom and cafe in their small seaside city, were pretty darn good at it. The simple, home-cooked meals her mother, Yoko, and maternal grandmother, Kiyoko, prepared for their rural customers, using seasonal local ingredients and traditional recipes, were far from fancy. Yet their skillful mix of salty, sweet, sour and bitter — key... Read More

Broward judge courts controversy after asking lawyer to join her campaign

A Broward judge facing re-election may have been courting controversy in February when she asked a lawyer appearing in front of her why he did not return her phone call from a month earlier. The phone call, it turns out, was a voice mail asking attorney Michael Jones to join the re-election campaign committee for Broward Circuit Judge Stefanie Moon. Moon made the call from her personal cellphone outside of regular business hours, but her conversation with Jones took place in her courtroom... Read More

Cuban officials also visited Miami’s airport in 2015 and 2011, TSA confirms

Federal authorities brought Cuban aviation officials to tour Miami International Airport in 2011 and 2015, the Transportation Security Administration confirmed Wednesday, two days after the revelation of a similar visit … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Miami congressional candidate’s campaign manager arrested at fundraiser for Democrat

The operative running the campaign of Miami Democratic congressional candidate Phil Ehr was arrested Tuesday at an event in Wynwood where she was raising money for another Democrat running to … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Died: Marshall Allen, Christian Muckraker Who Held the Health Care Industry Accountable

His reporting was marked by a cheerful determination to uncover truth, which friends and coworkers attributed to his faith. Marshall Allen, an investigative journalist who insisted that uncovering truth was fundamental to Christian faith, died on May 19. The 52-year-old suffered a heart attack a few days earlier, according to his former employer ProPublica, one of the world’s leading investigative journalism organizations. Allen’s unflinching reporting on the US health care... Read More

Chris Perkins: I don’t like what Jevon Holland said, but I respect his honesty

MIAMI GARDENS — Let’s talk about what Jevon Holland said about Vic Fangio. I like Holland, the Dolphins’ hard-hitting fourth-year safety. But to me, Holland made it very personal when he publicly hinted Fangio wasn’t/isn’t a good person, if, in fact, that’s what Holland meant. Did Holland go too far? That depends on your point of view. It also depends on your powers of recall. Remember that Fangio, through Ron Jaworski, his friend, the ex-NFL quarterback and NFL analyst, might... Read More