May
17
2012
Fla. drug convict may get 24-year sentence tossed
May 16, 2012 19:47 GMT
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By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man convicted of crack cocaine offenses may get his conviction and 24-year sentence tossed out because of false testimony and tainted evidence.
Federal prosecutors and a defense attorney have recommended that the case be dismissed against 45-year-old Elroy Phillips. A Miami judge held a hearing Wednesday but did not immediately rule.
After his 2003 conviction, Phillips began his own investigation and uncovered that false records and untrue testimony were used against him. Evidence also was not turned over to the defense as required.
In addition, Phillips found that a former West Palm Beach police officer involved in the case was at the time also using and selling illegal drugs and engaging prostitutes.
See the full article from “WEAR”
May
16
2012
Daily News: And for proof that an exclusive does not necessarily mean a good story, look no further than the cover of the News today, which brings us word that a year ago, and months before the Secret Service scandal in Colombia, Arthur Huntington (the agent who allegedly stiffed the prostitute in Cartagena, blowing the scandal up) had an affair with a woman from Canada.
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It took me a while to sort that out actually. There is a blown-up black-and-white photo of Huntington, with a red circle that says “FIRST PHOTO.” (Also red-top stuff: “FIRST PHOTO” means this is the first photo of Huntington to have emerged; not that the News is the first to publish it.) There’s a box with a red bar exclaiming the story an EXCLUSIVE, and an inset picture of the front page from April 20th, which carried a similar FIRST PHOTO of Cartagena prostitute Dania Suarez with a distinctly foreign-seeming red circle that read “WE BRING …
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May
15
2012
More than 60 arrests were made in a two-day operation in Miami’s south district, according to city police reports.
Fourteen were arrested in prostitution stings, three for robbery and one for burglary. In addition, 133 traffic tickets were given during the operation on May 8 and 12.
“Operation Resilience keeps doing its job. Little by little,” said Miami police Maj. David Magnusson, commander of Miami police’s Tactical Operations Section. “The traffic component was very impressive.”
Operation Resilience, which has been taking place over several months a few days at a time, has made a difference, Magnusson said.
According to reports, more than 633 arrests have been made and 2,788 traffic citations have been given during the months-long project. Charges include homicide, robbery, burglary, prostitution, weapons and narcotics.
See the full article from “MiamiHerald.com”
May
15
2012
This Friday, May 4, 2012 frame grab taken from the Spanish radio station Cadena SER website shows Dania Londono Suarez during an interview at an undisclosed location. Nearly four weeks after the Secret Service prostitution scandal erupted, U.S. government investigators on Thursday, May 10, 2012, interviewed the Colombia prostitute at the center of the affair, which cost eight officers and supervisors their jobs and became an election-year embarrassment for the Obama administration. She voluntarily met with investigators at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, agency spokesman Edwin Donovan said. (Cadena SER / AP)
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FILE – In this July 10, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama is accompanied by Secret Service agents as he leaves a press conference at the end of the G8 Summit in L’Aquila, Italy. Sen. Joe Lieberman, the chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over homeland security said Sunday, May 13, 2012, that he’s scheduled a hearing for May 23 to review the Secret Service investigation of the Colombia prostitution scandal. He said he wants to know if there were warning signs about the agents’ behavior. (Charles Dharapak / AP) FILE – In this July 10, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama is…
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May
14
2012
The alleged motive: Narcy wanted her husband dead because she knew he was having an affair with a former $300-an-hour call girl and feared he’d divorce her, leaving her broke because of their prenuptial agreement. His will left millions to her.
Two admitted hit men, including Garcia, have pleaded guilty and are testifying for the prosecution.
With its tawdry revelations and moneyed players, the case revealed a dark side to the glitz and glamour surrounding the Fountainbleau, owned by Ben Jr.’s father before him. Ben Jr. grew up there, rubbing elbows with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
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In 2008, Ben Jr. answered an online ad placed by a porn actress named Rebecca Bliss, working at the time as a high-priced prostitute. Bliss, 40, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., testified that they began a love affair and that Ben Jr. was going to leave his wife.
See the full article from “People Magazine”