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Farm Service Agency Executive Director Duane Edward Crawson and 28 Others Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Theft of Government Funds
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Michael Jerome Atkins of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Faces Charges for Defrauding Senior Out of Her Retirement Savings
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David John Ridling of Vero Beach, FL, Faces Bank Fraud Charges for Alleged Involvement in $50 Million Fraud Scheme
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Anthony Ray Robbins of West Palm Beach, FL, Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Florida Power & Light Worker Electrocuted at Construction Site in Hallandale Beach, FL
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Construction Worker Rolando Rives Killed on Job Site in Fort Myers, FL
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Miami-Dade Coach Carlos Maymi Arrested, Accused of Inappropriately Touching Students
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Jonathan Williams of Holly Hills, FL, Accused of Exposing Himself to Boy Scout
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Judge in Mobile, Alabama, Questions Police Seizure of Tow Trucks But Refuses to Order Them Returned
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Worker Suffers Serious Injuries after Machinery Falls on Him in Orange County, FL
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Repairman Francisco Rene Vallejo Arrested in Pasco County, FL for Allegedly Sexually Battering Customer’s 5-Year-Old Daughter
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Pembroke Pines Middle School Teacher Leverick Johnson Accused of Soliciting Student for Sex
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Deadline Looms for Filing Claim on Property Seized in Philadelphia Using Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Construction Worker Critically Injured after Being Electrocuted in Jacksonville, FL
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Noel Morales Medina Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman in Palm Beach County 20 Years Ago
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Christoper Johnson of Davie, FL, Arrested after Porn Videos, Photos Link Him to Missing Teen
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Worker Killed, Two Others Injured in Construction Site Accident in Manhattan, New York
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South Carolina Judge Declares State’s Forfeiture Law Unconstitutional
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Delray Beach Fire Rescue Division Chief Robert Hoecherl Arrested on DUI Charge
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Three Construction Workers Dead, 20 People Injured in New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
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Austin Altman of Pasco County, FL, Charged with Allegedly Raping 10-Year-Old He Met on Snapchat
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Construction Worker in Pasco County, FL, Seriously Injured after Saw Strikes Him in Face
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Disney Cruise Line ‘Youth Host’ Oliver Lovatt Accused of Fondling Child Aboard Ship
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James Cromwell Humphreys of Pinellas Park, FL, Accused of Sexually Battering Two Boys
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Alabama Challenges the State’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
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Ulises Corrales Ibarra Identified as Fifth Construction Worker Killed at I-4 Ultimate Construction Site in Orlando, FL
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Handyman Hoover Gutemberg Hundewadt Arrested in Sunny Isles Beach, FL, for Allegedly Raping Elderly Woman
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Central Florida Pastor Bryan Fulwider Accused of Sexually Battering Minor for Five Years
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JFK Airport Contractor Eulen America Fires Pregnant Hacheler Cyrille Following Workplace Injury
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Three Fresno Cops Accused of Stealing Over $225,000 Can’t Be Sued, Court Rules
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School Employee Heather Matheison of New Port Richey, FL, Arrested for Sending Pornographic Content to 14-Year-Old Student
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Angel Perez of Lakeland, FL, Accused of Sending Nude Pictures to Minors
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Police in Willmington, IL, Seek to Use Asset Forfeiture to Seize Corey Ingram’s Truck
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Construction Worker Anthony Joseph Severely Injury after Hit-and-Run at Cape Coral, FL, Job Site
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Miami-Dade Corrections Officer Yulian Gonzalez Charged with Sexual Battery
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Joshua Facian of Inverness, FL, Charged with 50 Counts of Child Pornography
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British Columbia Supreme Court Returns $2M From Collapsed Money Laundering Case
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I-4 Subcontractor Hit by 7,000-Pound Pipe on the Central Florida Highway
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Miami Preacher Yunior Beltres Accused of Molesting Two Underage Girls
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Miami Police Officer Mario Gonzalez Struck by Driver Suspected of DUI; Belkis Salgado Arrested
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New Food Inspection Policy Putting Worker Lives at Risk
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Florida Marching Band Director, Dr. John ‘Jay’ Watkins, Attacked by Miami Fan
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Officials Seizing Money from People Travelling to California
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Engrid Thurston Charged in Death of Two-Year-Old Noah Sneed at Oakland Park Daycare Center
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City Furniture Deliveryman Richard Omar Fisher of Miramar, FL, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Customer
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Are Amtrak Passenger Searches By DEA Agents Legal?
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Boynton Beach Police Officer Gabriel Albala Arrested on Federal Child Pornography Charges
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Medical Nurse David Ian Green of Jupiter, FL, Faces 30 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography
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Manager “Tara” Injured at Gainesville Popeyes Louisiana Chicken
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Cash Seized from Kenitta Pittman and Antonio Johnson in Ballard County, KY
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Toby and Katrina Scognamiglio Accuse Tile Company in Pinellas, FL, of Collecting Cash Without Delivering
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President of Nuvo Contractor, Norma Lopez Cedillo, Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Timothy Miller of West Palm Beach, FL Accused of Kidnapping 12-Year-Old Boy
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Sexual Abuse Victims Not Guaranteed Asset Forfeitures after His Suicide
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Palm Beach County Firefighter Juan Ferro purSaenz Arrested for DUI
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Darran Johnson of Boynton Beach, FL, Charged for DUI Death of BSO Deputy Benjamin Nimtz
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Cabrillo Unified Bus Driver Rick Rossi Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Lottery Winner Bobbi Segel of Kissimmee, FL Loses Winnings to State Agency’s Mistake
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Craig Jacob Wilk of Dania Beach, Florida Faces DUI Manslaughter, Vehicular Homicide Charges
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Jose Ernesto Dominguez of Miami Beach Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge after MacArthur Causeway Crash
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Ohio Employer James Coon Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and Workers’ Compensation Fraud after Death of Gerardo Juarez Sr.
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Second Rocket Launcher Found at BWI Airport This Week
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Palm Beach Substitute Teacher Stacy Cabral Accused of Sexual Relationship with 16-Year-Old Boy
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Connecticut State Employee Elizabeth Torres Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Special Needs Nurse Jermaine Cheatham of Miami-Dade County, Florida Accused of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl
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No More Civil Asset Forfeiture in Arkansas after House Passes Bill
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Palm Beach School Employee Timothy Scott Arrested for Allegedly Downloading Child Pornography at Work
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Michigan Civil Asset Forfeiture Netted $15 Million in 2018
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Jamie Serne of Fillmore, CA, Sentence for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Florida Church Minister Charles Andrews Faces 500 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography
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Andrea Schneider of Boca Raton, Florida Arrested for DUI Manslaughter of Michele Free-Baker, Robyn Underwood
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Thomas Dowling of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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The IRS Took $950K from Andrew Clyde. His Case Inspired Federal Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
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Eric L. Hughes of Toledo, Ohio Convicted of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Freddy Mieryteran Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Miami-Dade Crash
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Massive Gas Explosion Destroys South Florida Shopping Mall, Over 20 Injuries Reported
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Houston Police Seized $955 from Ovide Ned During Traffic Stop
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Bob Coleman of Georgia Facing Additional Workers’ Compensation Fraud Charges
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Ronald Richard Olson III of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Arrested for DUI Death of Robin Kirsch
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Danny Leiva of Miami, Florida Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run DUI
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Police Seize $17,000 From Oscar Osorio Near Gainesville, Florida
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The J. Clyde Restaurant Ordered to Close for Not Carrying Workers’ Compensation Insurance
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Jorge Martinez of Atlantic Beach, Florida Accused of Drugging, Raping 15-Year-Old Girl
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UFC Fighter Desmond Green Arrested for DUI Manslaughter After Fatal Pembroke Pines Crash
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After More Than Two Years, Feds Return $418K Seized During Traffic Stop to Lu Li
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19 Contractors Arrested in Tampa Area for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Jeffries Jackson of West Palm Beach Arrested After DNA Test Links Him to 1995 Child Sexual Assault
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Miami Beach Massage Therapist Elias Marcelo Ergas Accused of Sexual Battery
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Report Suggests Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Little Impact on Drug Use or Crime Solving
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Alexei Rivero Misclassified Workers to Avoid Paying Workers’ Comp and Other Benefits, Pleads Guilty to Fraud
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Uber Driver Joseph Soriero Almost Loses Ear in Road Rage Incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport
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Broward County Assistant State Attorney Alim Babayev Arrested for DUI
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Police Seize $67K from Andres Mauricio Escorica Martinez During Traffic Stop in Coconut Grove
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Florida Business Owner Mac Johnson Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Pascal Joly of Boynton Beach, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Child
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Palm Beach County Corrections Deputy Stephen Bailey Arrested for DUI, Resisting an Officer
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Alabama Legislature Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform—But Does It Go Far Enough?
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Brothers Javier Estepa and Diego Estepa Vasquez Jailed for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Miami Woman Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charges After Crash That Killed 3 Teens
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Renaud Jerome of Boca Raton, Florida Accused of Impregnating 13-Year-Old Girl
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Spa Prostitution Case: Police Seize Homes, Cars, and Money
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Florida Construction Company Owner Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Mental Health Tech Christian Vidal of Miami Accused of Sexual Battery on Patient
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Lake Worth Middle School Teacher Richard Woolcock Accused of Molesting Student on Traveling Soccer Team
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Police Seized $59,000 from Anthony Gambino During Traffic Stop
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17 Contractors Arrested in Sarasota County for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Angelo Adams of Miami, Florida Accused of Raping Teen Girl More Than 20 Years Ago
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Wilmer Membreno Cruz Arrested on Multiple DUI Charges After Fatal Hollywood, Florida Crash
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Arkansas’ Civil Forfeiture Reforms May Change Little
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California Contractors Without Workers’ Compensation Coverage Facing Charges
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Stanley Simms of Sunrise, Florida Arrested for Child Pornography
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Antonio Leonard Hill of Fort Lauderdale Charged for High-Speed Crash that Killed Reginal Leon McClover
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Hawaii Attempts to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
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Siblings Must Pay $6.3 Million for Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
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Morris Cornelius Thomas of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Accused of Sexually Battering 12-Year-Old Boy at Margate Shopping Center
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Broward County Teacher Vincent Grossi Accused of Inappropriate Relationship with Student
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Police Took Dana Smith’s Money. Three Years Later, They Gave Half Back
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Ohio Businessman Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
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Delray Beach Deputy Marques Brown Charged With DUI After Weekend Crash
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Former Youth Pastor Luis Clarke of Pembroke Pines, Florida Arrested for Sexual Assault
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Police Seized Pennsylvania Woman’s Car Even Though She Did Nothing Wrong
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Construction Business Owners Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Ceairia Deveaux of Cutler Bay, Florida Arrested on DUI Charge After Miami Beach Crash
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Neil Greenberg of Sunrise, Florida Accused of Making, Possessing Child Pornography
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Idaho State Police Seize Hemp Worth $1.3 Million Using Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Massachusetts Business Owner Charged with Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
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Uber Driver Emilio Victores Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman in North Miami Beach
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In One Missouri County Alone, $2.5 Million Seized in 24 Traffic Stops Without Criminal Charges
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Miami-Dade Public Schools Employee Victor Brantley Accused of Engaging in Sex Acts With Teen
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Construction Company Owner Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Joseph Franco of Aventura, Florida Accused of Causing Fatal Crash While High On Nitrous Oxide
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Mexican Telenovela Star Pablo Lyle Accused of Punching, Killing 63-Year-Old Man in Miami, Florida
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Braden Carlisle of South Carolina Fought Police Seizure of Cash, Won
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Florida Attempts to Reform Workers’ Compensation Insurance Law
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Rey Villanueva Arrested on DUI Charges After Fatal Miami Hit-And-Run Crash Involving Motorcyclist
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Wayne Lincoln Chin of Pembroke Pines, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting Minor for 10 Years
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Pennsylvania Police Went on Civil Asset Forfeiture “Shopping Spree,” According to Judge
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Tennessee Man Employed Undocumented Aliens to Avoid Workers’ Compensation and Taxes
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Miami-Dade Elementary School Teacher Alejandro Perez Accused of Touching Students
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Broward Deputy Verol Cowans of Port St. Lucie Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child
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Nevada Police Profit from Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Two Dozen Connecticut Nail Salons Closed for Flouting Workers’ Compensation, Labor Laws
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Catholic Priest Jean-Claude Jean-Philippe of Homestead, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting Parishioner
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State Corrections Officer Miya Bell Arrested on DUI Charges in Miami-Dade
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Alabama Takes Steps to Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture
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California Man Charged with Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
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South Broward High School Band Director Ricardo Esquilin Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student
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Retired Broward Schools Employee John Rafferty Accused of Possessing Child Pornography
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Laurie Snyder Was Cleared of All Criminal Charges, yet Law Enforcement Kept Her Car
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More Changes Possible for Workers’ Compensation in Alaska
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Jeremy Beren Banner Killed in West Delray Crash Involving Tesla Electric Vehicle
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Gym Teacher Hassan Jawad of Deerfield Beach, Florida Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Honda Takes Massachusetts City to Court Over Property Seizure
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Ohio Slashes Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates
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Lobbyist Ron Book Arrested on DUI Charges After Lamborghini Crash
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Johnathon Dujuan Thompson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Faces DUI Charge After Fatal Hit-and-Run
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Supreme Court Decision Reins in Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Transport Company Owners Plead Guilty to Workers’ Compensation and Medicaid Fraud
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Terrence Wilkins of Boynton Beach, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl at Park
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Colin Edward McLean of Hollywood, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting Baby, 7-Year-Old Girl
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Michigan Senate Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
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Jacksonville Siblings Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Employing Undocumented Aliens
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Lantana High School Assistant Coach Arrested, Accused of Inappropriate Relationship With Student
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Dayron Fuentes of Miami Gardens, Arrested for Flashing 16-Year-Old at Dunkin’ Donuts
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South Carolina Police Defend Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Two Business Owners Found Guilty of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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High School Teacher John Teti of Sunrise, Florida Accused of Soliciting Sex with Student
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Travis Barlow of Broward, Florida Arrested in Hit-and-Run Case
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South Carolina Police Seize $17 Million in Civil Asset Forfeitures
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Texas Company Ordered to Pay $250,000 after Workers’ Compensation Scam
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School Principal Randall Konsker of West Palm Beach Accused of Sexual Relationship with Student
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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Worker John Michael Gratton Arrested for DUI
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After Mississippi Took Her Money, Ashley Phillips Fought to Reclaim It
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Bar Owners Convicted for Not Having Workers’ Compensation Insurance
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Anthony Thomas of Broward, Florida Accused of Victimizing at Least 20 Minors Using Online Game Fortnite
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Christian School Employee Jesus Mendez of Pembroke Pines, Florida Arrested for Child Pornography
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Seizure of Innocent Man’s Truck Leads to Civil Forfeiture Reform Attempt
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County Commissioner in Georgia Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Swedish Sportscaster Bo Gunnar Hansson Arrested for Molesting Teenagers in Coral Springs, Florida
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Doral Taekwondo Instructor Sebastian Choi Accused of Raping a Young Student
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Philadelphia’s Problems With Civil Asset Forfeiture Run Deep
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CEO and Family Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Bribery, Money Laundering
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Juan Carlos Gonzalez of Miami, Florida Accused of Molesting 7-Year-Old Girl in Supermarket
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Miami-Dade High School Teacher Diego Guzman Carranza Accused of Sex With 14-Year-Old
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Maine Law Enforcement Ignoring Civil Asset Forfeiture Accountability Laws
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Restaurant Owner Guilty of Failing to Provide Workers’ Compensation Coverage
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Domingo Pablo Bautista and Luis Ramos Pablo Dead after Christmas Day Crash; Higinio Jeronimo of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested
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R&B Singer Marcus Ramone Cooper, aka Pleasure P, Arrested in Miami for DUI
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Using Civil Asset Forfeiture, New Jersey Police Seized $5.5 Million in Five Months
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New York Horse Racing Hit Hard by High Cost of Workers’ Compensation
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Family of Jennifer St. Clair Sues Miles McChesney After Fatal Accident Near Delray Beach, Florida
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Police Fail to Report Civil Asset Forfeitures in Kentucky
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Florida Businesswoman Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Doral Science Teacher Andrea Jimenez Arrested for Attempted Seduction of 13-Year-Old
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Shir Frenkel Sues Royal Caribbean Cruises After Husband Killed on Honeymoon Cruise Zipline Excursion
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Texas Police Netted $50 million in Asset Forfeitures in 2017
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Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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South Florida DEA Agent Brendan Darcangelo Accused of Driving Under the Influence, Causing Crash
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YMCA Counselor Joseph Anthony Garcia of Miami, Florida Accused of Attempting to Seduce Teen
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Nashville Renews Federal Civil Asset Forfeiture Program
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Temp Firm Executives Charged with Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fraud
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Matthew James Walker of Hollywood, Florida Arrested in Connection to Attack on Teenager
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Cyclists Denise Marsh and Carlos Rodriguez Killed in Davie County, Florida Crash with Nicole Vanderweit; Four Others Injured
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Supreme Court Hears Civil Asset Forfeiture Case
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Ohio Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Pembroke Pines School Coach Accused of Sending Inappropriate Texts to Student
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Miami-Dade Firefighter Arrested After Sending Sexual Messages to Teenager
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Bar Owner Found Guilty of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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FDA Seizes Products from Arkansas Grocery Outlet
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Jesus Condom of Miramar, Florida Accused of Trying to Abduct Middle Schooler
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Steven Snipe of West Palm Beach, Florida Indicted on Federal Sex Trafficking and Child Porn Charges
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Micheal Newsome, Former Police Chief Accused of Stealing Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds, Waives Right to Jury Trial
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Cleaning Company Owners Accused of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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California Court Pursues Forfeiture of Imported Men’s Briefs for Puma Trademark Infringement
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HIV-Positive Man Arrested in Davie, Florida for Raping Minors
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As Sessions Leaves DOJ, Questions Over Civil Asset Forfeiture
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California Siblings Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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California Court Seizes $16.5 Million Held in Backpage.com Offshore Account
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Feds Seize Painting Stolen by Nazis from Auction in New York
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Michigan County Seized 380 Cars Without Criminal Charges
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Delaware Cuts Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates
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Jonathan Tubbergen of Broward County, Florida Accused of Possessing Child Porn
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Anthony Horsford of Lake Worth, Florida Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run
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Michigan Judge Orders $6 Million Returned to Doctor in Civil Asset Forfeiture Case
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Minnesota Man Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Labor Trafficking
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Leon Morton of Miami, Florida Arrested in Hit-and-Run Crash
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Ryan Basdeo of Pembroke Pines, Florida Arrested for Toddler Daughter’s DUI Crash Death
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Mississippi Police Seized Property for Months With No Legal Authority
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Florida to Reduce Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates
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Antonio DiMarco of Hallandale Beach, Florida Arrested on Grand Theft Charges
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Maydelis Pulido of Hialeah, Florida Faces Charges for Fatal Hit-and-Run
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Police Seize $627K in Missouri Traffic Stop
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Pasco County Arrests 20 Contractors Operating Without License or Workers’ Compensation Insurance
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Antwoine Shane Brown of Miami, Florida Arrested on Grand Theft Charges
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Dustin Roy Garvin of Coral Springs, Florida Arrested for Seeking Sex with Minor
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Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform and a Lawsuit in Suffolk County, New York
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Former Barrett Business Services CFO Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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James Edward Capers Jr. of Hollywood, Florida Accused of Trafficking 13-Year-Old
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Leonardo Antonio Suarez-Alvarez of Tamarac, Florida Accused of Molesting Five Girls at Gymnastics School
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“I Was Robbed by Legitimate Police Officers,” Says Man Whose Property Was Seized
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New York Construction Company Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Sandra Duval of Tamarac, Florida Arrested on DUI Charges
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Substitute Teacher Roman Fondon of Pembroke Pines, Florida Arrested for Sexual Relationship with Student
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Significant Reforms to Civil Asset Forfeiture in Philadelphia
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Ohio Man Found Guilty of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
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Dimitri Jamal Daniels of Pembroke Pines, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Child
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Miami-Dade Police Lieutenant Braulio Gonzalez Accused of Molesting Child
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Washington Man Awarded Attorney Fees in Civil Forfeiture Case
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After Three Years, Stephen Nichols of Michigan Still Fighting to Get His Car Back
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Two Catholic Priests Charged with Lewd Behavior in Miami Beach, Florida
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Jason K. Carter of Wellington, Florida Arrested for DUI Manslaughter
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FBI Seizes $77,000 From Dallas Couple at Airport
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Laszlo Aspirany of Hallandale Beach, Florida Arrested for DUI
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Tyson Timbs Fought for the Return of His Car. Now the U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear His Case
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Lionel Orrego of Miami, Florida Arrested on Multiple Counts of DUI Manslaughter
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Michigan County Under Investigation for Misuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds
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West Virginia Police Seize $10,000 from Couple
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Substitute Teacher Vernell Hicks of Pompano Beach, Florida Accused of Performing Oral Sex on Teen Boy
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Martial Arts Instructor Joao Da Silva of Davie, Florida Accused of Inappropriately Touching Students
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Utah Highway Patrol May Have to Return $500,000 Seized in Traffic Stop
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$53,000 Seized Through Civil Asset Forfeiture Finally Returned to California Family
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Pastor Ricardo Strachan of Lauderhill, Florida Accused of Repeatedly Molesting 13-Year-Old Girl
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South Florida Camp Counselor Christopher Lawrence Falzone Accused of Molesting Girl
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Albuquerque’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Seizures “Unconstitutional”
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Sheriff Buys $60,000 Muscle Car Using Proceeds From Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Trayvon Newsome Arrested as Fourth Suspect in Murder of South Florida Rapper XXXTentacion
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Miami-Dade Police Arrest Ten People on Child Pornography Charges
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Kansas Highway Patrol Seized $15,000 From Barbara Reese. Governor Vetoes Returning It.
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U.S. Government to Return Money Seized from Ohio Man
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Yolexy Cuellar Perez of Palm Springs, Florida Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge
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Juan Centeno of Margate, Florida Arrested for Lewd or Lascivious Battery on a Minor
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Police Seized Detroit Man’s Car “For No Reason”
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DEA Seized $29K from Josh Gingerich Even Though He Did Nothing Wrong
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Police Officer Ambar Pacheco of North Miami Beach Arrested, Accused of Kicking Pregnant Woman’s Abdomen
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Construction Worker Samuel Landis Loses Leg in Faulty Miami Beach Condo Demolition
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Aaron Dorn Was Acquitted of All Charges, but North Dakota Is Keeping His Truck
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New Mexico’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms Have Stalled
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Gene Martin Lumsden of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Four People Killed in Mid-Air Collision Linked to Dean International Flight School in Miami, Florida
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Oklahoma City PD Ordered to Return $119,820 to Guiltless Man
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Utah Police Seized Over $2.5 Million in Cash and Property in 2017
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Second Suspect Arrested in Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion
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Leandro Mlodziejewski of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Accused of Raping Teenager
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California Police Officer Under Investigation for Aggressive Civil Asset Forfeitures Resigns
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Miami-Dade Police to Return $20,000 Illegally Seized From Stripper
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Stephen Burns of North Miami Beach Accused in Deadly 2016 Crash
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Amilcar Morales-Aguilar of Lake Worth, Florida Arrested for Allegedly Raping 11-Year-Old
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D.C. Police Fail to Publish Civil Asset Forfeiture Reports
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Chicago Police Seized Spencer Byrd’s Car in 2016 and Refuse to Give It Back
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Robert Craig Adamson of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Axel Rojas Hernandez of Miami, Florida Faces DUI Charges
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Leaked ICE Handbook Shows Government Uses Civil Asset Forfeiture to Seize Millions
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Congress in New Bid to Stop IRS Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Broward County Middle School Teacher Ronald Sherman Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Dedrick Williams of Pompano Beach Arrested, Accused of Killing Rapper XXXTentacion
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Iowa Supreme Court Rules in Case Where Car and Money Were Seized
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Audit Shows Hawaii Mismanaged Civil Asset Forfeiture Program
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Alexander Turin of Hallandale Beach, Florida Arrested for Possession of Obscene Materials
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Ricardo Gonzalez of North Miami-Dade, Florida Arrested for DUI Manslaughter
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New Hampshire State Troopers Seize $46,000 From Man’s Car
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Border Patrol Seizes $58,000 from Cleveland Man, Refuses to Relinquish It
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Richard Russo of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested on Federal Child Porn Charges
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Nicholas Christian Armstong of Lake Park, Florida Arrested on DUI Charges
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Missouri Law Enforcement Keeps Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds Intended for Education
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In Alabama, Civil Asset Forfeiture Becomes Issue in Primary Races
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Two Hallandale Beach Cops Suspended After Allegedly Beating Suspect on Viral Video
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Latravia Chantae Reed of Doral, Florida Charged in Hit-and-Run Death of Miami Beach Tourist
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Civil Forfeiture of Woman’s Harley-Davidson
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Texas Town Under Investigation for Misuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds
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Sean Michael Harris of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Charged in Fatal Car Crash
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Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Henry Guzman Arrested for Shoplifting Action Figures, DVDs While in Uniform
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Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Fails in Alabama
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Deerfield Beach Substitute Teacher Juan Emmanuel Manns Arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Conduct
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Bradley Ruben of Hollywood, Florida Arrested for Fatal Hit-and-Run
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NYPD Releases Documents Detailing Property Seized from Citizens
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Kevin Kerlin of Jupiter, Florida Arrested for Soliciting Sex From a Minor
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Jessica Santiago of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested on Hit-and-Run Charges
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Border Patrol Seized $41,000 From Texas Woman, Refuses to Relinquish It
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Robert Huizenga of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Arrested on DUI Charges
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Miami Police Officer Mario Figueroa Under Investigation After Video of Him Kicking Suspect Goes Viral
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Ohio Judge Orders $14,000 Returned to Man Who Had Bag Stolen
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Paul Wilson Streater Identified as Driver in Delray Beach Crash That Killed Four
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Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie Arrested for Corruption
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Albuquerque Ends Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Massage Envy Masseur Juan Pablo Mendiz Accused of Sexual Assault by Client
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Miguel Cedeno-Calderon of Greenacres, Florida Arrested for Alleged Rape
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Supreme Court May Take up Civil Asset Forfeiture Case
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Angel Lopez of Miami, Florida Killed in Crash Involving FHP Trooper
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TSA Agent Gary Linder of Fort Lauderdale Arrested for Allegedly Seeking Underage Girl for Sex
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Tennessee Legislature Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms
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Broward School Teacher Wyman Gresham Faces Felony Sexual Misconduct Charges
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Gerard Baldie of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Apprehended Two Years After Alleged DUI
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Kansas Law Requires Transparency for Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Warren Seckler of Boca Raton, Florida Arrested for Allegedly Posting Ad Seeking Underage Sex
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Miami Lakes Lawyer Marcos Gonzalez-Balboa Arrested on Hit-and-Run Charges
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South Carolina Prosecutor Used Money from Civil Asset Forfeiture Account for South American Travel
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Fencing Instructor Daniel Berliner of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Accused of Secretly Recording Girl in Bathroom
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Brother of Parkland School Shooter Arrested for Trespassing, Held on $500,000 Bond
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Wyoming Bans Process Used to Take Innocent Man’s Money
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Earl Lewis of Miami-Dade, Florida Accused of Killing Father, Son in Hit-and-Run Crash
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‘At Least’ 6 Dead in Florida International University Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
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Michigan Legislators Seek Reform of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
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Nisbany Surit Garcias Charged with DUI After Alligator Alley Wreck Kills 1, Injures 14
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Two Parkland Shooting Survivors to File Lawsuits Against School, FBI
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Indiana Moves Closer to Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
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Woman Alleges Fort Lauderdale Police Beat Her After She Testified in Brutality Case, Sues
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Broward Sheriff’s Office Captain Ordered Deputies to Set Up ‘Perimeter,’ Not Enter Stoneman Douglas
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Tennessee Lawmakers Push Bill to Secure Schools with Off-Duty Cops Using Civil Asset Forfeiture Funds
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Scot Peterson, Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Resource Officer Who Failed to Stop Mass Shooter, Resigns
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Lewis Bennett of Delray Beach, Florida Accused of Killing Wife
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Feds in South Florida Collected $232 Million in Asset Forfeiture Actions in 2017
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Two South Florida Girls Placed on House Arrest for Threatening to Shoot Up Schools
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Parkland School Shooting Suspect Nikolas Cruz Arrested on 17 Counts of Murder
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Counter Point: Alabama Officials’ Plea to Preserve Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Father, Son Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Florida’s Turnpike; Driver at Large
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Brightline Train Hits Another Pedestrian in South Florida in Sixth Accident Since Last Year
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The History of Civil Asset Forfeiture (Abridged)
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Construction Workers Osman Aldubin Montalvan-Ardon, Abel Orlando Zuniga-Fajardo Dead on I-95 in Miami, Florida
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Miami Police Officer Dermis Hernandez Arrested by Federal Agents for Ponzi Scheme
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Alabama Car Dealer’s Life Turned Upside-Down By Asset Forfeiture
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Mark Kiley Chappelle of West Palm Beach, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen
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Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy Cooper Arrested, Charged With Money Laundering
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Congress Takes On Federal Asset Forfeiture
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Adrian Garcia of Margate, Florida Arrested on Possession of Child Pornography Charges
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James Anthony Abravaya of Miami-Dade, Florida Arrested on Multiple Child Pornography Charges
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West Virginia Continues Fight Against Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Music Teacher Terrence Dwarika of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Accused of Molesting Student
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School Teacher Valeria Costadoni of Miami, Florida Accused of Sexual Relationship With Student
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New Year, New Seizures: Facts and Reminders
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Michael Jumpp of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Arrested in Hit-and-Run That Killed 13-Year-Old
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Unlicensed Plumber Andre Leite of Coconut Creek, Florida Arrested for Fraud
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Hawaii Looks to Audit Police Seizures
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Delmar O’Sullivan of Miami Beach, Florida Accused of Sexual Assault
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Juan Botello-Patino of Boca Raton, Florida Accused of Raping, Impregnating Teenager
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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to Surge Agent Hires
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12 People Killed in Cruise Ship Bus Excursion in Mexico
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Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Albury Augustus Burrows Accused of Helping Drug Trafficking Ring
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State of Wisconsin’s Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws Under Fire
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Florida Attorney Andrew Spark Arrested for Allegedly Soliciting Sex From Inmates
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Wisconsin Man Wins His Life Savings Back from State of Wyoming
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Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel Cruz Injured; John Bencosme Arrested for DUI
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West Palm Beach Police Officer Zachary Immler Arrested for Grand Theft
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New Port Richey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme
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Michael “Mikey” Arana Arrested in Miami-Dade, Florida DUI Crash That Injured Two Cops
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P.E. Teacher Wendell Alfredo Nibbs of Miami-Dade, Florida Arrested for Sexually Battering Students
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$300 Million in Drugs Seized, Dropped Off in Port Everglades
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Jaime Fernandez Del Pino, Julio Arojona Gomez, 8 Others Arrested for Fraud; Justice Department Seizes Cash, Cars, Jewelry
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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Captain A.J. O’Laughlin on Leave Following DUI Arrest
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Denver Cashing In On Asset Forfeiture
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Oliver Reyes of Miami Beach, Florida Faces DUI Charges After Striking Cyclist
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Authorities in Longboat Key, Florida Move to Confiscate Wayne Natt’s Condominium After Voyeurism Arrest
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Major Marijuana Seizures Along US-Mexico Border
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Leopoldo Flores Jr. of Port St. Lucie, Florida Arrested for Sexually Abusing Child
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Feds Suing $166,400 Seized in Key West, Florida Drug Bust
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Major Heroin Bust in Jacksonville
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Bridget Freitas of Pembroke Pines, Florida Punched by Cop, Arrested for Battery
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Former Florida Rep. Dwayne Taylor of Daytona Beach Ordered to Forfeit Nearly $63,000 in Fraud Case
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Former US Representative Candidate Suing for Seized Truck
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Joselyn Lopez of North Lauderdale, Florida Charged With DUI Manslaughter in Death of Fort Lauderdale Detective
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Lyft Driver Julio Perez of Hialeah, Florida Accused of Molesting Minor
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Meth and Cash Seized at Laredo Port of Entry
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BSO Deputy Leon Campbell of Lauderhill, Florida Arrested for Having Sex With Teen Girl
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Robert Quincey Grant of Coconut Creek, Florida Accused of Molesting Student at Coral Springs Middle School
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Department of Justice Sets Up Civil Forfeiture Watchdog
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Zion Smith, 8, Falls to Her Death on Carnival Cruise Ship in Miami, Florida
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Baltimore Customs Seizes More Than $11,000 on Private Aircraft
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$150k Seizure In Virginia Airport
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Wilson Pena of Hallandale Beach, Florida Accused of Injuring Claytron Peterson in Hit-And-Run
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Handan Kabba of Boca Raton, Florida Arrested After Hit-and-Run DUI Involving Two Children
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Scott Edward Nelson Arrested In Connection With Death of Florida Nanny
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Tammy Lynn Hopkins Lysak of Deerfield Beach, Florida Accused of Stealing Over $400,000 From Employer
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Marcus Goffena and Two Others Dead After Scaffolding Collapse at Miami TV Tower
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Civil Forfeiture: How Common Is It?
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Middle School Teacher David Michael Stokes of North Lauderdale, Florida Accused of Intoxicating Students
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Pembroke Pines Teacher Sylvers Robinson Accused of Sending Porn, Sexual Texts to Student
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