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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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Why Do Civil Forfeiture Laws Exist?
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Alexandra Danison of Palm Springs, Florida Arrested on DUI Charge
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What Should You Do If Your Property Has Been Seized?
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More Than Two Dozen Arrested for Hurricane Irma Looting in South Florida
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David J. Miller Accused of Stealing $3.6 Million of Public Funds from Miami Beach, Florida
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Resources for Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Edgar Reyes of Davie, Florida Arrested on DUI Charges
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Roberto L. Gaucin of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Accused of Sexual Relationship With Minor
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What Is the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act?
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Jason Robyor of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Minor
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What Is the Difference Between Civil and Criminal Forfeitures in Florida?
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Ex-Miami Principal Joey Bautista Accused of Using School District Funds to Pay Housekeeper
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Jacob Gordon of Palm Beach County, Florida Arrested for DUI Manslaughter
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Brandy Lerma of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested on DUI Charges
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Former Holiday Inn Manager German Martinez of Sunrise, Florida Accused of Molesting 9-Year-Old Girl
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Coral Gables Police Officer Manny Rivero Arrested on Domestic Violence Allegation
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Jackson Memorial Employee Thomas Mahon Arrested for Attempting to View Child Pornography
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Tiger Woods Had Marijuana and Other Drugs in His System After Jupiter DUI Arrest, Police Report Says
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Courtney Bonner of Boynton Beach, Florida Accused of Molesting 10-Year-Old Boy
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Adrian Perez of Davie, Florida Arrested for Fort Lauderdale Hit-and-Run Crash
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Regina Goodrich of Coral Springs, Florida Arrested for Fort Lauderdale Hit-and-Run Death of Miguel Soler
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Javier Ramos Sanchez of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 5-Year-Old
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Defenses Against Civil Asset Forfeiture Under Florida Law
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Leonard White of West Palm Beach, Florida Accused of Molesting 4-Year-Old Girl in Jupiter School
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Nelson Hernandez Mena of Lake Worth, Florida Charged With First-Degree Murder in Homophobic Shooting
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Palmetto High Teacher Jason Edward Meyers Accused of Sexually Battery
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Dr. Sibyl Simon of Coral Springs, Florida Arrested for Hit-and-Run Crash on Turnpike
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Diane Power and Thomas Power Severely Injured in Boynton Beach Car Crash
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Nicholas Castelao of Hialeah, Florida Arrested for DUI Manslaughter
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Ex-Cop John Kiernan Allegedly Attacked Valet at Fort Lauderdale Resort
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Jorge Emilio Perez de Morales, Wanted in Miami, Florida for Money Laundering, Arrested in Spain
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Derrick Wiggins of Miami Beach, Florida Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Tourist
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Robert Gittle of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida Arrested for Allegedly Molesting Teen in Coral Springs Library
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Elena Accetturo of Broward County, Florida Arrested on DUI Charges
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David Paul Blum of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested for Hit-and-Run Crash
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Janet Maria LeGrand of Homestead, Florida Arrested for Attempting Fraud to Win $33.3 Million Construction Bid
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Ex-Con Todd Watson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Accused of Stalking Broward Judges
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Second Plane Crash in Two Weeks Linked to Dean International Flight School in Miami, Florida
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Youth Pastor Fernando Ponce of Miami, Florida Arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Conduct With a Minor
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Therapist Pedro Julio Garcia of Kendall, Florida Arrested for Sexually Molesting an Underage Patient
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Red South Beach Hotel Employee Angel Cuesta Arrested in Miami Beach, Florida for Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash
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Scott Becker of Miami, Florida Sues American Airlines for Injuries Suffered During Emergency Evacuation
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Chelsea Halter of Biscayne Park, Florida Arrested on DUI charges
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Kevin Macek of Pompano Beach, Florida Arrested on Child Porn Charges
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Broward County Tax Office Employee Roberto Martinez Arrested on Fraud Charges
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Police Say Venus Williams ‘Lawfully’ Entered Intersection Before Fatal Palm Beach Gardens Crash
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Thomas Michael Cifrodella of Acreage, Florida Arrested for DUI Manslaughter
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Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Captain David Smith II Arrested on DUI Charge After Hitting Motorcyclist
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Passengers Sue Dynamic Airways Over Injuries After 2015 Fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Margate City Employee Kim Liakos for Grand Theft and Bribery
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Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Adam Godbey Facing Child Pornography Charges
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Venus Williams at Fault in Palm Beach Gardens Crash That Killed Jerome Barson
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Dale Leary of Cutler Bay, Florida and Exchange Student Marta San Jose Arrested for Lewd and Lascivious Conduct With a Minor
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Palm Beach County School Treasurer and City Councilwoman Lisa Rivera Arrested for Grand Theft and Fraud
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Cape Coral Mayor Marni Sawicki’s Ex-Husband Arrested in Miami Beach for Domestic Battery
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Hit-And-Runs Continue to Be a Problem in South Florida
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Luis Manuel Charchabal Arrested in South Miami-Dade, Florida for Possession of Heroin and Fentanyl
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Joseph Mitchell Arrested in Broward County, Florida for Seducing 13-Year-Old
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Dr. Willem Ouw of Broward County, Florida and Three Medical Staffers Arrested on Federal Drug Charges
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Miami Surgeon Ignacio Calvo Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Genaro Delacruz Ajqui Arrested for DUI Manslaughter of Two Paramedics in Jupiter, Florida
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Karate Instructor Jonathan Vega of Pembroke Pines, Florida Accused of Kissing 12-Year-Old Student
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Yoga Teacher Keith Steven Fox of Delray Beach, Florida Accused of Sexual Relationship With Teen
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Roger Wittenberns of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested for Negligent Manslaughter and DUI
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Arlene Torres of Miami, Florida Arrested on DUI Charges
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Ronald Anthony Spradlin of Davie, Florida Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Boy
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Ronald Newby And His Son, Brian Newby, Arrested in Fort Lauderdale Grand Theft Case
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Henry Claude Agnew Arrested in Broward County for Drug Offenses
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Boynton Beach Police Officer Nicholas Prince Placed on Leave After DUI Accusation
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Former Fort Lauderdale Public Works Supervisor Joseph Arena Arrested for Grand Theft
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Paramedics Lahiri Garcia and Paul Besaw Killed in Jupiter, Florida Car Crash
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Elia Soto Arrested for Miami Beach Hit-and-Run Crash
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Stephanie Alexandra Pantuliano of Coral Springs, Florida Charged With DUI Manslaughter
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Steven Alexander of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested After Sending Sexual Texts to Cop Posing as 14-Year-Old
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Tiger Woods Arrested in Jupiter, Florida on DUI Charge
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Two Miami-Dade Cops, One Civilian Injured in Wrong-Way Car Crash
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Chad Thomas Gorman of Lake Park, Florida Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
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Juan Calero of Hialeah Charged in 2015 Crash That Killed Liza Angulo and Jonathan Raymond Astaphan
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Four Injured, Two Critically After Fort Lauderdale Boat Collision
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Josue Ramirez Perez of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
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Miami Immigration Officer Jovany Perez Arrested for Taking Bribe, Sexually Assaulting Immigrant
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DJ Fredy Benz (Alfredo Benitez) of Miami, Florida Arrested on Cocaine Charges
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Elizabeth Goldenberg Killed, One Injured by Florida Everglades Airboat Accident
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Coral Springs Drama Teacher Pamela Stigger Arrested for Sexual Battery of a Minor
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Three Owners of Delray Beach Drug-Test Lab Arrested for Patient Brokering
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Three Arrested at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport After Spirit Airlines Cancellations Causes Brawl
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Hugo Andre Olivares of Miami, Florida Charged With Striking FHP Trooper Carlos Rosario-Flores
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Uber Driver Gary Kitchings of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested for Kidnapping and Sexual Battery
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Wendell Shepherd, Broward Detention Deputy, Arrested for Aggravated Battery
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Nancy James of North Lauderdale, Florida Injured After 16-Year-Old Threw Her Into Pool
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High School Athletic Director Bill Weed of Palm Beach Gardens Arrested for Video Voyeurism
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Miami Beach Lawyer Grant Griffith Sarbinoff Arrested on Stalking and Identity Theft Charges
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Scott Matesky of Delray Beach, Florida Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver
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Lacy Marie Morris of Key West, Florida Arrested for Fatal Crash That Killed Police Officer Christine Braswell
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Florida Senate Approves Full Settlement for Broward Teen Jerry Cunningham, Who Was Injured Trying to Board Bus
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Victor Villanueva Rivera of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested for Hit-and-Run That Killed Brandon Wesson
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Mario Perez of Pembroke Pines, Florida Arrested for Armed Assault
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Miami Police Officer Alexi Figueroa Arrested and Charged With False Imprisonment and Battery
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Paul Senat of Lantana, Florida Charged with Accidentally Shooting Darryl Rudolph
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Eletha D. Perry of Miami, Florida Crashes School Bus Into Three Parked Vehicles
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Federal Agent Angel Echevarria of Miami, Florida Arrested for Aggravated Assault With a Firearm
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Matthew Joseph Villemure Oliveira of Pembroke Pines, Florida Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
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Former Police Chief Gerald “Pete” Pitocchelli Arrested for Battery
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Diego Salazar Uribe of Hollywood, Florida Arrested for Attempted Murder of Joseph Curtis
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Hip-Hop Artist Daystar Peterson (Tory Lanez) Arrested on Drug and Weapon Charges in Miramar, Florida
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Last “Cocaine Cowboy” Gustavo Falcon Arrested Near Orlando, Florida
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North Miami Cop Jonathan Aledda Charged With Attempted Manslaughter for Shooting Charles Kinsey
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Mayki Marcelin of West Palm Beach, Florida Arrested for Lewd or Lascivious Behavior With a Minor
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North Miami Police Officer Alfred Bryant Arrested for Allegedly Beating Wife
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Rapper Chief Keef (Keith Cozart) Arrested in Miami Beach, Florida on DUI charges
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Ernstlatta LaFrance of Miami Gardens, Florida Arrested for Battery, Burglary, and Child Abuse
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Jonathan Schuler of West Palm Beach, Florida Accused of Killing Roommate
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Leonica Patricia Sears of Boynton Beach, Florida Arrested for DUI and Child Neglect
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Christine Arguelles of Coconut Creek Arrested After Daughter Brought Drug-Laced Candy to School
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Samara Charlotin, Acacia Friedman, and Maury Noun Arrested in Coral Gables, Florida for Prostitution
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Broward Sheriff’s Jail Deputy Oreth Smith Arrested for Official Misconduct and Introducing Contraband
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Palm Beach Gardens Middle School Teacher Corey Dejuan Perry Wanted on Child Pornography Charges
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Nicholas James Castelao of Hialeah, Florida Arrested for Grand Theft
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James Howell Crashes into Utah Family in Dania Beach, Florida; Raquel Leota, Tsyon Wensel Injured
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Elaine May of Pompano Beach, Florida Killed in Fort Lauderdale Car Crash
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Marquet Robinson Struck, Killed While Setting Traffic Cones in West Palm Beach
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Hialeah Police Officer Raul Castellon Arrested on Federal Corruption and Identity Theft Charges
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Miami-Dade Science Teacher Saryna Parker Arrested for DUI
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Miami Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez Crashed Boat, Killing Self, Emilio Jesus Macias, and Eduardo Rivero
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Cameron Thompson of Tequesta, Florida, Arrested for Battery
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Vivian Eudele Ortiz of Miami Beach, Florida Arrested in Phony Vacation Scamming
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Bradley Norling of Tarpon Springs, Florida Arrested on DUI Manslaughter Charges for 2014 Fatal Crash
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Actor Laurence Fishburne’s daughter, Montana Fishburne, Charged with DUI in Fort Lauderdale
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Hollywood City Attorney Jeffrey Sheffel Arrested on DUI Charges
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Miami Police Officer Jose R. Acosta Arrested for Grand Theft
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Joseph David Lagrego of Englewood Arrested for Crash; Two University of Florida Students Dead
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Jonathan Schuler Accused of Attacking and Killing Fellow Construction Worker in Deerfield Beach
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