Month: April 2018
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A new transparency push calls on Trump, intelligence chiefs to declassify all 9/11 records
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Faced with persistent government stonewalling, a growing opposition that’s grounded in American hearts and taking root on Capitol Hill is calling on President Trump and the nation’s law enforcement and intelligence chiefs to declassify all documents related to investigations of the 9/11 attacks.
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Taxpayers’ tab for Broward Health’s lawyers (not counting defense of indicted leaders)
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Broward Health expects to pay outside law firms nearly $1 million more this year than in 2017, with its annual legal expenses now budgeted at more than $6.1 million. Those expenses don’t include any additional legal costs to indemnify at taxpayer expense five current and former Broward Health officials under indictment…
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Trump chooses Lt. Gov. Lopez-Cantera’s brother-in-law to be next U.S. Marshal
By Dan Christensen and Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org President Trump’s nominee to become the next U.S. Marshal in South Florida is the brother-in-law of Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera. The nomination of Gadyaces Serralta, a Miami-Dade police major, for the $160,000-a-year job was sent to the Senate last week for confirmation.
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9/11 victims subpoena secret FBI records; next subpoenas to Saudi Arabia, State Dept.
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Armed with subpoena power granted by a federal judge, 9/11 victims suing Saudi Arabia have told the FBI to hand over long-hidden records, including an uncensored copy of a startling 2012 summary report about an investigation of an apparent co-conspirator of the suicide hijackers.
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Congressman Deutch wants answers about Kalashnikov USA and Russia sanctions
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch asked the Treasury Department Wednesday if it has investigated Pompano Beach-based Kalashnikov USA to determine whether federal sanctions were violated “through illicit business relations” with Russian firearms giant Concern Kalashnikov.
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$80 million Pompano debt-relief scam: First of $32 million in seized assets auctioned off
By Joseph A. Mann Jr. FloridaBulldog.org A team of Miami-based attorneys has taken the first steps in auctioning off tens of millions of dollars in assets seized after a nationwide debt-relief scam headquartered in Pompano Beach was shut down last year by a District Court injunction.
