A 63-year-old Florida airboat captain who lost his hand to a 9-foot alligator in June was recently charged with unlawfully feeding that same gator. According to reports, the man was attacked in the Everglades while leading a boat tour for an Indiana family. The family claims the man was holding…
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Two Indicted for Attempting to Sell Stolen Henri Matisse Painting to Undercover FBI Agents :: Whittel & Melton
A Miami resident and a Mexican national were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday for allegedly trying to sell a $3 million Henri Matisse painting to undercover FBI agents. The duo is accused of attempting to sell Matisse’s “Odalisque in Red Pants” to undercover agents for $740,000 in a…
Florida White Collar Crime Defense Lawyers Whittel & Melton :: FBI Undercover Bust Results in the Arrest of Three Former Football Players
Two ex-NFL football players and a former high school football star were arrested in an undercover operation set up by FBI agents Monday for allegedly cashing dozens of fraudulently obtained tax-refund checks and seeking a loan, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. FBI agents apparently set up a check-cashing store…
Miami, FL Criminal Defense Attorneys Whittel & Melton :: Woman Accused of Pumping Toxic Concoction into Woman’s Rear Charged with Practicing Medicine without a License
A woman who supposedly wanted a curvier body for cheap allegedly paid a woman posing as a doctor to inject her buttocks with cement, mineral oil and flat-tire sealant. According to police, the suspect was born a man and identifies as a woman. She is accused of performing this toxic…
Florida Outstanding Warrant Criminal Attorney :: “Flavor Flav!” Arrested for Outstanding Warrants…”Yea Boy!”
The hip-hop celebrity known as Flava Flav was arrested in Las Vegas Friday after being pulled over by police for a traffic violation. After police ran his name through the system they supposedly found that there were four warrants out for his arrest. Flav’s real name, William Jonathan Drayton Jr.,…
Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer :: Mother of LeBron James Arrested for Misdemeanors
LeBron James’ mother was arrested for simple battery and disorderly intoxication Thursday morning after a confrontation with a valet at Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau hotel. The 43-year-old woman allegedly hit a valet around 5 a.m. According to NBC Miami, the woman requested her SUV from the valet who retrieved her car…
Hundreds of DUIs may be dismissed as a result of DUI Tester not following protocol
DUI arrests in South Florida are under suspicion as a result of allegations that an Inspector at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the government agency that oversees the maintenance of Breathalyzer machines, failed to follow protocol when testing faulty machines. Defense attorneys say it is a scandal that…
Florida’s DUI Breath Test Machine Under Attack Again – This Time in Arizona
Over the last two years, countless Florida DUI lawyers from Tampa to Brooksville to Gainesville have argued that the makers of the Intoxilyzer 8000 should have to turn over “source codes” under Florida discovery rules. The Intoxilyzer 8000 is the machine Florida law enforcement uses to test Blood Alcohol Content…