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By Fred Schulte
Huffington Post Investigative Fund
When Florida retiree Gladys Walker fell behind in paying taxes on her modest Pompano Beach home, she had no idea one of America’s biggest banks and a major Wall Street hedge fund engaged in frenzied bidding for the right to

Broward County balks at extending Waste Management’s $1.5 billion no-bid trash contract

December 8, 2010 8:06 am

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Unhappy that a sweeping ten-year, $1.5 billion trash deal was negotiated without competitive bidding, Broward commissioners on Tuesday refused to approve the pact until they can justify how much residents and businesses will be charged.

$1.5 billion no-bid garbage deal roils Broward cities; county votes on disposal restructuring

December 6, 2010 5:09 am

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A little-noticed power play that could substantially affect how much most Broward residents pay to dispose of their garbage through the next decade is set for a preliminary vote Tuesday at the Broward County Commission.

John Ashcroft and Tom Ridge among marquee names in suit against troubled Florida law firm

December 1, 2010 5:37 am

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A large Florida law firm whose founding partner was suspended by the Florida Supreme Court last month for betraying clients faces more trouble from a state lawsuit alleging that its top partner in Fort Lauderdale aided a stock swindle.

Regulators fine, censure Fort Lauderdale stock brokerage linked to Wexler campaign controversy

November 17, 2010 5:31 am

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By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
A Fort Lauderdale-based securities firm with a checkered past, and its two principal owners, have been hit with $800,000 in fines related to a pump-and-dump penny stock scheme.

Wall Street quietly creates a way to profit from homeowner distress

Broward County balks at extending Waste Management’s $1.5 billion no-bid trash contract

$1.5 billion no-bid garbage deal roils Broward cities; county votes on disposal restructuring

John Ashcroft and Tom Ridge among marquee names in suit against troubled Florida law firm

Regulators fine, censure Fort Lauderdale stock brokerage linked to Wexler campaign controversy

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