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Supreme Court aspirant Francis keeps mum about messy judicial ethics complaint against her
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Judge Renatha Francis’s interview for the Florida Supreme Court was a weird mixture of lovefest, attack on her chief foe and a preemptive defense of her fitness to serve on the state’s highest tribunal. -
New Miramar city manager Virgin gets a sweet job, then a sweet deal in his DUI case from Broward State Attorney Pryor
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
May was a very good month for Roy Livingston Virgin. First, he was hired to be city manager of Miramar for five years with an annual salary of $270,000. Then, the office of Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor placed him in a DUI diversion program in violation of its own written rules. -
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. -
Transportation moguls fueling Miami-Dade political campaigns in line for $9 million no-bid contract extension
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A private transportation company with politically astute owners and a troublesome track record could score a $9 million no-bid extension on an expired Miami-Dade contract to operate more than two dozen bus routes. -
Broward’s jails have hundreds of cameras inside, but Sheriff Tony won’t release video when deputies are accused of brutalizing inmates
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A “disturbing trend” of the brutalization of inmates in Broward County’s jails has prompted Broward’s Public Defender to call for “a full and transparent investigation into how and why these incidents continue to happen.”
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