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Federal court rejects appeal by Miami mass killer John Ferguson
- The Miami Herald , May 21
John Ferguson was originally to be put to death in October, but was issued a last minute stay.
Family of man shot 16 times by Beach, Hialeah cops says he was ‘executed’
- The Miami Herald , May 21A lawsuit says police ‘executed’ Raymond Herisse when they surrounded his car and fired at least 116 shots.
Hialeah
MDC Hialeah students win award for literary magazine
- The Miami Herald , May 20The Columbia Scholastic Press Association has recognized Café Cultura, a student literary magazine at Miami Dade College’s Hiale... ah campus.
Hialeah
Hialeah’s Goodlet Park Tennis Center celebrates expansion with festival
- The Miami Herald , May 20Hialeah’s Goodlet Park Tennis Center hosted a festival on Saturday celebrating the center’s reopening after minor renovations,... as well as the expansion of the tennis program to include United States Tennis Association leagues and 10-and-under tennis.
Hialeah
High-profile cop problems hit Hialeah Police Department
- The Miami Herald , May 18One cop was arrested and claims his girlfriend’s pimps set him up. Another officer was charged with gun trafficking while a third was... in an accident that killed a Miami Dade College student.
Federal court
Former Hialeah Mayor Robaina and wife released on bond in tax-evasion case
- The Miami Herald , May 17Ex-Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and his wife have to surrender their passports and limit travel while awaiting trial on tax-evasion charges.
From South Florida Blogs & Websites
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Riptide 2.0: Family of Raymond Herisse, Man in 2011 Memorial Day Shoot Out, Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Riptide 2.0, May. 22, 2013Nearly two years to the date of his death, the family of Raymond Herisse has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both the Miami Beach and Hialeah police departments. back in 2011 during Miami ...
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Crossfade: Radioboxer Talks Last Show Ever: "We Want That Final Experience"
Crossfade, May. 17, 2013It's a myth that all breakups are messy. Just take Hialeah power-pop band Radioboxer, who announced a surprisingly amicable split last month. "We are kind of disappointed to say there is no...
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Southern District of Florida Blog: Friday morning news and notes
Southern District of Florida Blog, May. 17, 2013Number of comments: 0
1. The former Hialeah mayor and his wife have been indicted on tax evasion charges. Via Jay Weaver:
In 2010, while peeling back the layers of Hialeah?s ?shadow banking?? industry, federal prosecutors pressed the city?s mayor about allegations that he had collected exorbitant cash interest payments on more [...] -
Naked Politics: Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina charged with tax evasion, secret payments
Naked Politics, May. 16, 2013@jayhweaver
Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina, who lost a bid for Miami-Dade County?s top political position, was charged Thursday with tax evasion for allegedly making loans at sky-high interest rates and failing to report secret cash payments, authorities said.
Robaina, 47, who was at the center of Hialeah?s ?shadow-banking? industry, [...] -
Naked Politics: Defeated Miami-Dade judge candidate says he never hired Hialeah boletera
Naked Politics, May. 15, 2013via @msanchezMIA and @kikeflor
After having learned that his name appears next to the amount of $1,500 in a notebook kept by an alleged Hialeah ballot broker, lawyer Ricardo Corona said Tuesday that he never hired anyone to collect absentee ballots on his behalf during his unsuccessful campaign for a Miami-Dade [...]





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