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Benjamin said FBI agents spent months gaining Salesman’s confidence — attending his 50th birthday party, feting him at IHOP, Bahama Breeze and Hooters, and drinking together at Hallandale Beach strip clubs Scarlett’s Cabaret and Cheetah — before they finally cajoled the former commissioner into selling his office.
U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn denied Salesman’s motion to dismiss, saying the defense failed to establish “racial animus” by the FBI.
“The bottom line is African-American officials who did not commit crimes were not charged,” Cohn said, adding that Gallagher, who is white, was charged as part of the FBI’s investigation.
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A few months later, Budhoo introduced Salesman to FBI Special Agent Anthony Velazquez at a North Miami Beach strip club, records say. Velazquez posed as Budhoo’s boss and supplier of the purportedly stolen goods.

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According to court filings by federal prosecutors, the journal contains names of material witnesses and additional victims — “hundreds,” according to a lawyer familiar with its contents. Its existence was only just revealed in an obstruction of justice case against Alfredo Rodriguez, who worked for Epstein as a property manager.
Rodriguez, who originally told police he had no knowledge of his former boss’ crimes, stole the journal from Epstein and tried to sell it for $50,000. He was caught, and the journal confiscated by authorities, when a targeted buyer alerted police.
Had they possessed the journal at the time Epstein was originally charged, federal prosecutors say, they would not have forgone the grand jury process, abandoned federal charges, and offered Epstein a deal.
The high-flying financier agreed to plead guilty to procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting. Part of the deal included a so-called non-persecution agreement.

See the full article from “NBC Miami”

US playboy Ryan LeVin charged over hit and run deaths of two Midland dads
A MILLIONAIRE US playboy has been charged with the hit-and-run deaths of two Midland businessmen after a year-long police investigation.
Ryan LeVin was allegedly racing his Porsche at more than 100 mph when the two dads were mown down in Florida.
Kenneth Watkinson, 48, of Leamington Spa, and Craig Elford, 39, of Ratley, Oxfordshire, died instantly after the horrific crash in Fort Lauderdale just over a year ago.
US cops say LeVin, 35, was behind the wheel of the £110,000 Porsche turbo when it ploughed into the men from behind.
New details of the tragic evening have been revealed in a just-released police affidavit.
It claims LeVin and a friend, Derek Cook, had spent five hours in bars, nightclubs and a strip club called Solid Gold before the crash.

See the full article from “Sunday Mercury”

New details about the contents of the journal were released this week when Alfredo Rodriguez, who worked asr a property manager for the Palm Beach resident, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for lying to federal agents when asked if he had any information about his former boss’ criminal activity. He later tried to sell the journal he stole from Epstein for $50,000 to an unidentified person, who alerted authorities, according to court records.
As part of the plea agreement, federal prosecutors said the journal “contains information material to the Epstein investigation, including the names of material witnesses and additional victims.”
“Had the items been produced in response to the inquiries of state or federal authorities … the materials would have been presented to the federal grand jury,” federal prosecutors wrote.
Instead, prosecutors short-circuited the grand jury investigation and cut a deal with Epstein. They agreed not to pursue federal charges if he didn’t contest prostitution-related felonies in state court. The money manager pleaded guilty in July 2008 to procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. He served 13 months of an 18-month sentence.

See the full article from “Palm Beach Post”

He faces up to 15 years in prison if found guilty of the charges. Police arrested him late Tuesday night at a Florida condominium owned by his family.
LeVin has denied he was driving the 2007 Porsche that killed British businessmen Craig Lewis Elford, 39, and Kenneth Watkinson, 48. Police say the men were struck when one of two speeding sports cars lost control and veered onto the sidewalk on which the men were walking.
An affidavit released earlier this week by Fort Lauderdale police detailed what investigators surmised happened on Feb. 13, 2009, the night of the wreck. Much of the investigation centers on LeVin and friend Derek Cook’s cell phone records. Police said LeVin was celebrating a friend’s birthday and had drinks at a Florida restaurant, a strip club and a bar.

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The measure is controversial – even drawing opposition from anti-discrimination advocates – but it appears to have strong support in the Legislature, thanks in part to backing from Broward County’s Republican sheriff, Al Lamberti. If approved, the bill (HB11) would make violent attacks against the homeless a hate crime that carries enhanced penalties. Currently, hate-crime categories include race, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
Attacks against the homeless have been a serious issue  locally, especially given how many homeless are killed in the Orlando area. The City Beautiful has been named as the “meanest”  when it comes to the homeless by the National Coalition for the Homeless.  And it might be the most violent for the homeless as well.
Most of the homeless who die are not killed because they have no home. Some live risky lifestyles of drug abuse and prostitution that make them more vulnerable to violence.

See the full article from “Orlando Sentinel (blog)”

Affidavit Describes Debauched Night for Ryan LeVin, Derek Cook That Turned Deadly
Tue., Mar. 16 2010 @ 9:55AM
A just-released Fort Lauderdale Police affidavit describes how Ryan LeVin and Derek Cook partied all night February 12, then into the morning of February 13, a party that came to a gruesome end around 2:18 a.m., when LeVin’s speeding Porsche careered off Seabreeze Boulevard and struck two British tourists, killing them.
The night began around 9 p.m. at the Las Olas nightclub / restaurant YOLO, where LeVin met his girlfriend Krystyna Plewa, who was celebrating her birthday with her family.
At around 12:45 on February 13, police say that LeVin met Derek Cook at Solid Gold, the strip club on Federal Highway near Oakland Park Boulevard. Cell phone records suggest the two stayed there at least till 1:30.

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

Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to the Philippines in Sex Tourism Case
WASHINGTON
March 2
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –
Donald Mathias
Davie, Fla.
, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for engaging in sex tourism in
the Philippines
, announced Assistant Attorney General
Lanny A. Breuer
of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
Florida Jeffrey H. Sloman
and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary
John Morton
.  
Mathias, 64, was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William Peter Dimitrouleas to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $200,000 in restitution to his victims. The funds will be transferred to a trust fund established for their benefit. The court also ordered Mathias to forfeit real property in order to satisfy the restitution amount. Mathias pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2009, to four counts of traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in illicit sexual conduct. He was indicted on those charges on Oct. 27, 2009.

See the full article from “PR Newswire (press release)”

FORT LAUDERDALE Samuel Denoms,
the former director of a federally funded city crime prevention
program, was fired from his parks and recreation department job this
week after his violent criminal past surfaced.
Denoms did not reveal to the city upon his hiring that he was
convicted, among other things, of voluntary manslaughter in Chicago for
strangling a prostitute in the mid-1960s.
This is to notify you that your full-time temporary employment as an Administrative Assistant I in the Parks and Recreation Department with the City of Fort Lauderdale is terminated, effective immediately, states a certified letter from city Parks and Recreation Director Phil Thornburg, dated Tuesday, March 9.
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Denoms was charged with murder in the strangling of a prostitute in a Chicago motel in 1964, but he plea bargained to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.

See the full article from “The South Florida Times”

As parents and students tour college campuses this spring, Fiel and ADT recommend the following campus safety tips to help parents and students make that important college choice with safety in mind:
Check campus crime rates and statistics. The federal Jeanne Clery Act of 1998 requires publicly funded schools and colleges to publish annual crime statistics for their campuses. All college students should be able to check campus safety by obtaining crime rates for their potential campus before visiting.  Many campuses post this report on the police or security pages of their Web sites.
Make sure the campus offers police escort services.  Escort services, provided by community service or police officers, can add another layer of security for students who might find themselves studying late on campus.  Escort services can help students navigate their campuses more safely and should be made available around the clock.

See the full article from “Earthtimes (press release)”