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Grandparent scammers targeting the 954
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelIn the latest example of a widespread scam, the Broward Sheriff???s Office is alerting Dania Beach residents that ???grandparent??? swindlers are targeting people within the 954 area code. The way it works: Mystery callers claim a loved one has been...Tags: Boynton Beach, Dania Beach, Career and Workplace, Coral Springs, Computer Crime
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Bill Hager praises Legislature for innovative policy reforms
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsState Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, just finished his first legislative session. And the freshman who represents a Broward-Palm Beach County district likes the results. Here's the session wrap-up Hager e-mailed late Wednesday: After an intense 60 days,...Tags: Crimes, Florida, Crime, Law and Justice, Palm Beach County, Corporate Crime
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Rothstein Ponzi fallout keeps getting stranger
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThey say justice is blind, but who knew it's also so damn slow? More than a year after Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme imploded, Rothstein is the only person behind bars for the billion-dollar fraud. (We think -- Rothstein has been......Tags: Justice System, Career and Workplace, Judges, Labor Legislation, Scott Rothstein
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Do Rothstein investors deserve to be paid back?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf you invest in something that sounds too good to be true and it turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, do you deserve restitution? U.S. District Judge James Cohn is sorting out restitution claims in the Scott Rothstein case......Tags: Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, Justice System, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure, Judges
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On defense, Dems push Social Security
The Swampby Mike Memoli The first television ad of the cycle from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee signaled what the party hopes can be a life-preserver of an issue this year: Social Security. It's an offensive that President Obama himself led......Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Career and Workplace, George W. Bush, Wages and Pensions, Health
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Ron Klein-Allen West faceoff didn???t happen
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsRead more about the faceoff that never happened. Updated at 2:20 p.m. One of only a handful of joint appearances between U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, and challenger Allen West, R-Plantation, didn???t happen. The Voters Coalition, the bipartisan........Tags: Rick Scott, Florida, Medicare, Health, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Is Rothstein cohort Debra Villegas' 10-year sentence right?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIs 10 years too harsh, too soft or just right for Debra Villegas? That's the question I kept hearing over the weekend, after Scott Rothstein's former right-hand woman was sentenced for her role in his infamous Ponzi scheme. Villegas' sentencing......Tags: Social Issues, Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, Justice System, Prosecution, Judges
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Sink-Scott debate a dispiriting affair
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf you call someone a "Tallahassee insider" and an "Obama liberal" until your face turns Republican red, is that enough to gloss over your own shortcomings? That, in a nutshell, is what the race for Florida governor has become. Republican......Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Constitutional Issues, Personal Income, Politics
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Live election night blog
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsRandom thoughts, observations and analysis from election night. Most recent posts will be at the top. 8:30 a.m. -- After an Election Day when many Democrats couldn't win, Alex Sink is showing that Democrats don't know how to lose. I......Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Minority Groups, Justice System, Broward County, Politics
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Federal offense: Fake war heroism
The Swampby John Crewdson Dick Agnew, a retired Army major, was hunting for a parking place at Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport when something stopped him cold. Agnew had just passed a car bearing a rare Legion of Valor license plate,......Tags: Awards and Prizes, Justice System, Politics, Drunk Driving, Armed Forces
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Holder: Next on the GOP hit list?
Spin CycleA week ago, we wrote an item questioning the choice of Eric Holder as an Obama v-p vetter, given Holder's role as a Department of Justice official in facilitating the Marc Rich pardon. As it turned out, the top......Tags: Lobbying, Janet Reno, Luis Gutierrez, Justice System, Politics
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Albany: Foreclosure bill
Spin CyclePaterson and the legislature have agreed on a bill to address the sub-prime crisis. Key provisions: 90-day notice before foreclosure proceedings are instituted, and a mandatory settlement conference requiring face-to-face meeting with homeowner and...Tags: Sheldon Silver, Foreclosures, Politics, Real Estate Buyers, Manhattan (New York City)
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