Category: Law
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Fort Lauderdale police didn’t follow rules when investigating one of their own
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A Fort Lauderdale Police internal inquiry into the out-of-state arrest of a street crimes unit sergeant did not follow departmental procedures for conducting such investigations. -
Ft. Lauderdale police report altered to hide cop’s arrest; Courthouse clash over need to investigate
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Broward State Attorney’s refusal to pursue a Fort Lauderdale Police Internal Affairs report that was purged of information about an officer’s arrest has drawn the ire of Public Defender Howard Finkelstein. -
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A pattern of brutality: Jury awards $175K to handcuffed suspect beaten by Miami cop
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A federal jury has awarded $175,000 to a state prisoner it found was brutalized while in Miami police custody in 2006. Gerald Lelieve suffered severe internal injuries that nearly killed him when he was repeatedly kicked and stomped as he lay on the ground in handcuffs after his arrest on a drug charge -
Miami cop jailed in trio of rapes had “dozens” of victims; city’s lawyers tell of hiring screw-ups
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
There was little public discussion last fall when Miami commissioners voted unanimously to pay $550,000 to a working mom who had been kidnapped and raped by a city police officer in his patrol car. But for 53 minutes before the vote, commissioners privately heard a disturbing earful from city lawyers -
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50 states and no winners: lofty government ethics promises often fall short
By Dan Christensen
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Weak ethics agencies, lobbyist regulation tarnish Florida in national integrity investigation
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org with The Center for Public Integrity
Florida kicked off the modern era of open government reforms when it became the first state to pass an open meetings law in 1967. Today, Florida’s Sunshine Law, and its even older Public Records Law, are among the strongest in the nation. But while Florida lets plenty of sun shine in on public meetings and records, it has done a poor job of illuminating the activities of lobbyists.
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