Jay Weaver

A Miami federal judge now will have to decide whether former U.S. Rep. David Rivera can make a trip to Venezuela. Rivera has been indicted on charges of being an unregistered foreign agent for President Nicolas Maduro’s government.

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Ex-Miami-Dade congressman wants to go to Venezuela for presidential election. But Miami indictment in his way

July 5, 2024 at 4:12 p.m.

A Miami federal judge now will have to decide whether former U.S. Rep. David Rivera can make a trip to Venezuela. Rivera has been indicted on charges of being an...

A federal judge found that a former ambassador convicted of being a covert agent for Cuba did not have to pay restitution to anyone because, as prosecutors argued, the “only victim” was the U.S. government.

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Judge calls for restitution in Cuba agent’s case, but then sides with DOJ that U.S. is ‘only victim’

June 21, 2024 at 7:25 p.m.

A federal judge found that a former ambassador convicted of being a covert agent for Cuba did not have to pay restitution to anyone because, as prosecutors argued, the “only...

A half-dozen men convicted in the plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse must pay his widow and elder son $6.2 million in compensation for their loss, according to a federal judge’s restitution order in a Miami criminal case.

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Widow of slain Haitian President Moïse awarded multimillion-dollar payout by Miami judge

June 7, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

A half-dozen men convicted in the plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse must pay his widow and elder son $6.2 million in compensation for their loss, according to a...

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who had served on the SWAT team went to trial this week in Miami federal court on charges of defrauding a government loan program that helped businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Broward deputy heads to trial as others face sentencing for bilking loan program during pandemic

June 5, 2024 at 1:55 p.m.

A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who had served on the SWAT team went to trial this week in Miami federal court on charges of defrauding a government loan program that...

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Local News |
Ex-Miami-Dade congressman wants to go to Venezuela for presidential election. But Miami indictment in his way

Crime and Public Safety |
Judge calls for restitution in Cuba agent’s case, but then sides with DOJ that U.S. is ‘only victim’

World News |
Widow of slain Haitian President Moïse awarded multimillion-dollar payout by Miami judge

Crime and Public Safety |
Broward deputy heads to trial as others face sentencing for bilking loan program during pandemic

Crime and Public Safety |
‘Skittles Man’ and others in Sinaloa Cartel imprisoned for trafficking fentanyl in Florida

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Convicted ex-U.S. diplomat says ‘radical politics’ at Yale turned him into Cuban spy

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Federal judge sends grandma, two others to prison for running nursing-school ‘diploma mill’

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Healthcare exec Philip Esformes pleads guilty to Medicare fraud, but is spared prison time

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Former federal informant gets life for role in assassination of Haiti’s president

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Three found guilty of fraud in South Florida nursing-school ‘diploma mill’ trial