Category: Business
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Feds indict pair in $164 million ‘Ponzi’ scheme tied to South Florida
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Two figures at the center of an alleged $164 million real estate scam marketed out of South Florida have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on mail fraud and conspiracy charges. -
Bid manipulation alleged at DCF; Butterworth’s ex-agency said to steer him big Broward contract
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
An appeals court has pulled the rug out from under a bid protest alleging that a $44 million a year state management contract was illegally steered to a nonprofit led by former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth. The court tossed the case last week without looking at the underlying corruption allegations. -
Hallandale Beach Chamber of Commerce gets “sweetheart deal” from city, critics say
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
In the midst of the Broward Inspector General’s Office investigation of city management practices, Hallandale Beach’s bus bench/shelter advertising agreement has come under fire. The advertising pact has drawn critics because all the public money collected under the agreement, as well as additional dollars from city coffers, have gone to the Hallandale Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. -
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Body brokers leave international trail of questions, corruption; Florida company under scrutiny
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
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