Category: Miami-Dade Courts
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Bay Harbor Islands police chief promoted to top spot despite ‘double-dipping’ findings by Miami-Dade police
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A recent whistleblower’s lawsuit lays bare how Bay Harbor Islands Police Chief Lindsley Noel ascended to the top spot despite getting caught “double-dipping,” earning tens of thousands of dollars in off-duty pay when he was also on-duty for the town’s cop force. -
The case that won’t die: DeSantis joins Patronis in boosting fortunes of big contributor in ‘Tooth Fairy’ case
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Operation Tooth Fairy, the insurance fraud case cooked up by Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis that Miami-Dade prosecutors refused to prosecute, has been quietly reanimated and retargeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
New statewide bond scheme widely challenged as unconstitutional
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Florida’s tough new uniform bond schedule, which took effect Jan. 1, is already under “numerous’ constitutional challenges throughout the state, according to court papers filed in one such challenge in Miami-Dade. -
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. -
Top Everglades restoration scientist Van Lent ordered to jail for indirect criminal contempt
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
One of the nation’s preeminent scientists involved in Everglades restoration was ordered to jail Thursday by a Miami-Dade circuit judge who found him guilty of indirect criminal contempt of court in May. -
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.
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