Category: Immigration
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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. -
Disgraced ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss, founder of a legal aid center, hustles to prevent his own return trip to prison
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Justice Center operates out of a low-rise on Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. It’s familiar territory to the center’s founder and executive director, former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy and ex-convict Jonathan Bleiweiss. -
DeSantis gave $103.4 million in no-bid contracts to Sunrise’s MedPro, accused of ‘trafficking’ foreign nurses, to staff vaccine sites
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has given more than $100 million in no-bid contracts to a healthcare staffing company accused in court of profiting from the “forced labor” of foreign workers under a system of “indentured servitude.” -
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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. -
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. -
Key Biscayne businessman orchestrated $200 million rip-off against foreign investors seeking green cards
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
For eight years, Ariel Quiros lorded over a slate of Vermont real estate projects that raked in more than $350 million in capital from rich foreigners aiming to obtain green cards for themselves and their family members through the U.S. government’s EB-5 visa program. Now the Key Biscayne-based entrepreneur is set to relinquish what’s left of his stake to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint that accused him of misusing $200 million of those foreign investments.
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