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Judge: Destroy massage parlor video of Patriots owner
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has ordered the destruction of video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II on Friday ruled that the videos of Kraft and other...
South Florida beer bandit arrested after latest booze pinch
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man who authorities described as a beer bandit for his role in seven thefts of booze at South Florida stores has been arrested. Damian St. Aubyn Fuller, 43, was arrested Wednesday after deputies spotted him carrying cases of beer outside a Tamarac, Florida drugstore,...
Ex-Florida employee in jail after arrest warrant issued
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida Department of Health employee who was fired for insubordination after repeatedly violating the agency's policy about communicating with the media turned herself in to sheriff's officials on Sunday night on charges of accessing computer equipment without...
Ex-Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones plans to surrender
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman fired from her job as a COVID-19 data curator said she'll surrender to authorities Sunday amid an investigation of allegations that she had hacked into the state’s emergency response system. Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Rebekah Jones has...
Trump's Mar-a-Lago warned over coronavirus mask violations
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club's failure to enforce a local mask ordinance at its New Year's Eve bash has resulted in a warning but no fine or other punishment. Palm Beach County sent a letter to the club's manager, Bernd Lembcke, on Wednesday telling him that future...
Ex-Florida school administrator charged with taking bribe
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former South Florida school official directed a $17 million electronics contract to a Georgia company while bypassing the normal bidding process and in return received a job and a house at a below-market price, state officials alleged Wednesday. Tony Hunter, a former chief...
Florida downplays reports of medical tourism for vaccines
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida was one of the first states to throw open vaccine eligibility to members of the general public over 65, leading to rumors that tourists and day-trippers are swooping in solely for the jab. State officials have moved quickly to disavow such scuttlebutt. Gov. Ron...
South Florida pediatrician arrested on child porn charges
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — During a bond hearing on Wednesday, a judge a South Florida pediatrician to stay away from children following his arrest on child pornography charges. Judge Corey Amanda Cawthon set bond at $30,000 for Dr. Michael Mizrachy, 49. He will be allowed supervised visitation with his...
LA real estate investors buy David Cassidy's Florida home
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Los Angeles-based real estate investor has purchased the six-bedroom South Florida home that belonged to the late teen idol David Cassidy, and hopes to give it a fresh look on television. Amy L. Raff and her husband, Abe Rotchel told the South Florida SunSentinel they...
Man gets 10-year sentence in retirement community slaying
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — An elderly man who fatally shot his landlord at his retirement community home was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in state prison. Thomas Hatchett, 88, of Manchester, had pleaded guilty late last year to aggravated manslaughter in the July 2019 slaying of Igal Hedad, 71, of Fort...
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