A 46-year-old former Transportation Security Administration officer pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of extortion and receipt of a bribe. According to the U.S. attorney’s office, the Palm Beach Gardens resident admitted to accepting cash in exchange for allowing illegal prescription painkillers to pass through airport security without detection. Authorities…
Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested Friday in his hometown of Great Falls, Montana following a month-long investigation regarding accusations he broke into an acquaintances home to steal pain medications. He was been charged with burglary, possession of a dangerous drug and theft. He is currently free on $76,000 bail…
Authorities in Palm Beach County filed charges against 22 individuals Wednesday, alleging they stole nearly $1 million. “Operation Leap Fraud,” apparently one of the biggest public assistance fraud roundups ever in Palm Beach County netted suspects from across Palm Beach County Jupiter to Delray Beach, and from Pahokee to West…
A 39-year-old Royal Palm Beach, Florida man has been charged with one count of filing a false personal income tax return for 2008 for himself and seven counts of filing false tax returns for his clients. He is also charged with fraudulently claiming the First-Time Home Buyer Credit and other…
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was sentenced to 90 days in jail Wednesday after pleading guilty to domestic violence battery charges and harassment stemming from an alleged altercation between him and his ex-girlfriend in September 2010. He will report to jail to start serving his sentence on Jan. 6. The reduced…
Miranda has lost a little strength in Florida criminal cases after a surprising 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court this summer where the majority found that when the prosecution can “show that a Miranda warning was given and that it was understood by the accused, the accused’s uncoerced statement…
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…