Articles in Category: 'U.S. Attorney's Office'

South Florida's New U.S. Attorney Channels Marco Rubio

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 16, 2010 4:05 AM

Move over, Marco Rubio. There's another youthful, telegenic Cuban making the rounds in Miami's power circles. Just one difference: This lawyer is a Democrat.

TAGS: Alex Acosta, Barack Obama, Business, Cuba, Gangs, Marco Rubio, Mary McCarty, Medicare fraud, mortgage fraud, News, Palm Beach County, political corruption, Southern District of Florida, Tony Masilotti, U.S. Attorney's Office, Warren Newell, Wifredo Ferrer, Politics

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Dan Gelber as Prosecutor

By: Doug Filaroski | Posted: October 14, 2010 4:05 AM

Democrat Dan Gelber’s eight-year career as a federal prosecutor ran the gamut. He brought charges against Cuban parrot smugglers and successfully prosecuted police officers for lying about the brutal beating death of a Puerto Rican drug dealer.

TAGS: Akerman Senterfitt, Holland and Knight, James Tribble, Leonardo Mercado, Milton Hirsch, News, Pablo Camacho, Police Benevolent Association, Ron L. Baum, Sam Nunn, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Fair Housing Act, U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Zuckerman Spaeder, Politics

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On Greer's Case

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: April 2, 2010 4:14 PM

Gov. Charlie Crist's call to forward the investigation of former state Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer to the U.S. Attorney's Office is being hailed by some as an appropriate step. Others say it's pure political theatrics.

TAGS: Alex Sink, Bill McCollum, Charlie Crist, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Jim Greer, Michael Caputo, News, Orlando Tea Party, Republican Party of Florida, U.S. Attorney's Office

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