Author: Dan Christensen
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Elderly South Florida mobster Thomas Farese at the top of $93 million healthcare fraud, feds say
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Since the 1970s mobster Tommy Farese has been a recurring character on the pages of South Florida newspapers. So it was surprising when the reputed Colombo family consiglieri didn’t make the Sun-Sentinel last week for his latest alleged caper: a $93-million health care fraud scheme. -
‘Probable cause’ found that Broward Comm’r Tim Ryan failed to disclose more than $1 million in income from cities his law firm represents
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Commission on Ethics found “probable cause” last month to believe that Broward County Commissioner Tim Ryan filed inaccurate financial disclose forms from 2015-2017, but dropped the case after choosing to take no further action. -
Broward Schools Superintendent, General Counsel indicted on corruption charges by statewide grand jury
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie was arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of perjury in an official proceeding and booked at the Broward County Jail. -
9/11 families ask U.S. intelligence chief to open up records on FBI’s investigation of possible Saudi government complicity
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Family members of the murdered and two survivors of the September 11 attacks wrote to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Wednesday asking her to make public a 16-page FBI report of its investigation of Saudi government agents in the U.S. who helped the 9/11 hijackers. -
FBI investigating Broward Sheriff Tony for suspected bid rigging, kickbacks in bleeding control kits deal
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The FBI is investigating Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony for suspected bid rigging, fraud and kickbacks stemming from BSO’s 2019 purchase of hundreds of bleeding control stations from a South Carolina company where Tony worked before becoming sheriff. -
NSU dental college hit with disturbing allegations that ‘large portion’ of clinical faculty aren’t properly licensed
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A federal whistleblower’s complaint, withdrawn recently after the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to intervene in the case, nonetheless contains disturbing allegations of massive fraud by Nova Southeastern University and its College of Dental Medicine.
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