By Dan Christensen, BrowardBulldog.org
Federal prosecutors and FBI agents in South Florida are investigating allegations of yet another massive investment fraud in which thousands of investors across the U.S. and Canada are said to have lost $170 million, Broward Bulldog has learned.
The investigation began last month after a 50-page preliminary report about the “Ponzi-style” scam was [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2010
FBI probes huge “Ponzi-style” scheme; thousands in U.S., Canada “financially destroyed”
High-living stockbroker who defrauded investors won’t pay, ordered to jail
UPDATE: At 2 p.m. today, Jan. 22, U.S. District Judge Middlebrooks denied ex-stockbroker Jamie Solow’s request that he stay his order sending Solow to jail on Monday. The judge did, however, delay Solow’s surrender date one week to allow Solow time to appeal. Solow’s new surrender date is Feb. 1.
By Dan Christensen, browardbulldog.org
A globetrotting former stock broker who’s been living a [...]
Finkelstein says Satz favors bigshots, police over “everyday citizens”
By Dan Christensen, browardbulldog.org
In what’s shaping up as an extraordinary clash of legal titans, Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein has accused Broward State Attorney Michael Satz of routinely violating defendants’ rights and applying a double standard of justice in the county.
For years, the state attorney has given favorable treatment to police officers and “influential or [...]
Traffic ticket, screw-ups land Broward grandma in jail for 15 days
By Dan Christensen, browardbulldog.org
A 78-year-old Hallandale Beach grandmother ticketed for driving on a suspended driver’s license spent 15 days in jail before authorities announced her license wasn’t suspended and an outraged judge set her free.
County Court Judge Lee J. Seidman ordered Gabrielle Shaink Trudeau’s release in December at her arraignment.
“She’s handcuffed like Houdini, for the record. [...]
More woes for PBS&J as it probes possible corrupt payments to foreign officials
By Dan Christensen, browardbulldog.org
PBS&J, the giant Florida-based government contractor already rocked by a pay to play scandal that led to guilty pleas by two of its former chairmen, has informed the Justice Department and federal securities regulators that it is investigating other possible crimes involving its overseas construction projects.
“The purpose of the internal investigation is [...]
