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May 17 2012

Miami Massage Parlors: Innocent Man to Remain in Prison After Judge Wants More Paperwork

Elroy Phillips will remain in federal prison in Miami while prosecutors and his defense attorney file a joint motion outlining again why they think he should be set free. U.S. District Court Judge Joan A. Lenard demanded the paperwork at a hearing this afternoon in Miami instead of accepting a joint motion to release Phillips.
The new paperwork is yet another legal hurdle for Phillips, who thought he was going to be released two weeks ago when prosecutors finally agreed to drop the charges.
Lenard sentenced Phillips to prison in 2003 after a trial that hinged on the testimony of one West Palm Beach cop. That cop, Michael Ghent, has since given up his license to practice as an officer due to allegations that he shook down a massage parlor and was selling drugs on the side. The FBI, Phillips’ attorney, and prosecutors interviewed Ghent earlier this year, and multiple lies he told helped prosecutors decide that Phillips should be released.

See the full article from “Miami New Times (blog)”

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May 17 2012

Miami Massage Parlors: Miami Federal Judge Delays Release Of Wrongly Convicted Man

… I have to have a factual basis for release,” Lenard said during a hearing. “I am not sold on his release.”
Judge Lenard gave Prosecutors and defense attorney Michael Zelman until May 31st to come up with she called a “joint stipulated” agreement with more details and evidence.
She said she could make a decision before that date if the agreement was submitted at an earlier date.
Zelman told Judge Lenard that the case against unfolded on April 6th, 2001 when former West Palm Beach officer Michael Gent claimed that Phillips had sold “$50 worth of crack cocaine” to an undercover officer.
“We are prepared now to go forward with evidence to show that Gent committed perjury,” said Zelman. Zelman said Gent was convicted of bribery in 2007 for shaking down an illegal massage parlor “that was a house of prostitution.”

See the full article from “WBFS”

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Apr 27 2012

Miami Massage Parlors: Jennifer Love Hewitt Covers Miami Living Magazine

Jennifer Love Hewitt Covers Miami Living Magazine Jennifer Love Hewitt glams up the newest cover of Miami Living Magazine. The 33-year-old actress dishes on the pressure of being in perfect shape, being happily single, her best quality, ‘The Client List’ and her character Riley Parks. Take a look at these highlight from her interview! 
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Jennifer Love Hewitt covers Miami Living Magazine and looks absolutely glamorous. In the accompanying interview, the lovely 33-year-old actress talks about the pressure of constantly having to flaunt a flawless silhouette, being happily single, her best quality, ‘The Client List’ and her character Riley Parks.
“My character Riley is what I pictured. My mom was a single mom with two kids, so much of who Riley is emotionally really feels like my mom to me, so that’s really fun for me to do everyday. I feel like I get to go back and get to know maybe a piece of my mom that I wasn’t alive for yet, which is really nice – other than the massage parlor aspect of it, obviously,” Jennifer says.

See the full article from “becomegorgeous.com”

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Apr 12 2012

Miami Massage Parlors: Three arrested in prostitution ring

Three arrested in prostitution ring
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (WSVN) — The owner of a massage parlor and two women have been arrested for offering sex for sale.
Orlando Navarette has been arrested and charged with running a prostitution ring and operating a business without a license.
An undercover detective said he was offered oral sex at the Lifescapes Spa along Hollywood Boulevard.
Navarette’s girlfriend and another woman were have also been arrested and charged.

See the full article from “7Online WSVN-TV”

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Jun 24 2011

Miami Massage Parlors: Miami New Times investigation on Fla. school voucher program: ‘a cottage …

The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students With Disabilities Program is intended to help struggling disabled students find accommodations outside the public school system, but the New Times shows how a lack of oversight of the private schools that receive money under the program has spawned “a cottage industry of fraud and chaos” that could see an expansion thanks to recently signed legislation that broadens eligibility for the program. #
While the state played the role of the blind sugar daddy, here is what went on at South Florida Prep, according to parents, students, teachers, and public records: Two hundred students were crammed into ever-changing school locations, including a dingy strip-mall space above a liquor store and down the hall from an Asian massage parlor. Eventually, fire marshals and sheriffs condemned the “campus” as unfit for habitation, pushing the student body into transience in church foyers and public parks. #

See the full article from “The American Independent”

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