Category: Crime
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End of jail bail reform may cost Broward taxpayers an extra $16.7 million
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward’s exercise in bail reform, intended to end the unjust treatment of the poor and minorities, died quietly Jan. 1. It was 1 ½ years old. Cause of death: the state’s Republican powers that be – the Legislature, governor and Supreme Court. -
A tale of enduring friendship: dementia and Miami’s true-crime reporting queen Edna Buchanan
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
This is a story about a 43-year friendship surviving amid turbulent times. After a dozen years at the helm, Rick Hirsch who retired as Miami Herald managing editor in December 2021, but he did not relinquish his concern for a talented former colleague: Edna Buchanan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and multi-book author. -
Appeals court ruling may send Florida Justice Center founder, ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss back to prison
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Jonathan Bleiweiss, the Oakland Park-based Broward sheriff’s deputy turned convict turned self-styled crusader for justice, is running out of moves to avoid more prison time. -
DOJ report that cleared Epstein’s Miami prosecutors called ‘total whitewash’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
New information in a government report deepens the mystery of who exactly federal prosecutors protected with their 2007 sweetheart deal for sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. -
Ex-BSO deputy used immigrants for sex. Now he runs a justice center
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Ex-BSO deputy Jonathan Bleiweiss is back after 45 months in prison for using his badge and gun to coerce sex from seven vulnerable men. Today, he’s a self-styled champion of justice.
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