Category: Sunrise
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Pension fund says FL Panthers owner Viola used control of Virtu to siphon hundreds of millions of dollars away from public investors
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The billionaire owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team, Vincent Viola, is at the center of a Delaware lawsuit that alleges he’s used his control of a large publicly traded financial services company to improperly divert hundreds of millions of dollars to himself, his family and his cronies. -
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Adham Hassoun, Broward terror figure held long after completing his sentence, deported to Africa
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Adham Amin Hassoun’s journey through the U.S. justice system began on a balmy June night 18 years ago when agents with South Florida’s Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested him at his Sunrise home for overstaying his student visa. It ended a month ago with his deportation to the tiny African nation of Rwanda. -
Florida Panthers’ 50-year takeover at Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park goes to court
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
The stealthy deal that last year gave the owners of the Florida Panthers control of a chunk of Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park – including War Memorial Auditorium – for the next 50 years will soon face a judge’s scrutiny. -
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Documents, courtroom should be open to public in Waste Management case, Broward’s chief judge says
By Dan Christensen
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Bondi’s office ducks questions about Waste Management deal as Broward recycling contracts expire
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office is ducking questions about why she never alerted Broward cities and consumers about pricing and other protections secured for them in 2015 in exchange for not opposing Waste Management’s $525-million acquisition of Southern Waste Systems and Sun Recycling. -
Republican Party recycled Waste Management contributions to Bondi before antitrust deal
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
In December 2015, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office cut a secret antitrust deal with Waste Management that allowed it to complete its big money acquisition of Southern Waste Systems and Sun Recycling, including Sun’s Broward recycling facilities. In the six years before, as Bondi campaigned for election and re-election, Waste Management contributed more than $150,000 to the Republican Party of Florida, Gov. Rick Scott and Bondi.
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