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‘Ghosts’ on Florida highways: Roadside sting snares 249 illegal immigrants, officers warn many more hiding

Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to sell stolen radiological device that could have made people ill on Facebook Marketplace

Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to sell stolen radiological device that could have made people ill on Facebook Marketplace Improper handling or damage to the device could have caused severe health complications due to radiation exposure - Bookmark A Florida man was arrested after investigators tracked a stolen radiological device to his home using a Facebook Marketplace listing, authorities said. The suspect, 24-year-old Marco Antonio Benitez Jr., was taken into custody following...

Florida pastor and son’s $8 million Covid fraud case comes to bizarre end

It was one of the strangest Covid fraud cases brought by the Justice Department, with the kind of wild details that seemed ripped from a Hollywood script. There was an $8.4 million pandemic relief loan based on records purportedly signed by a dementia-stricken accountant. Bags of shredded documents were discovered in a Mercedes SUV.

Delta plane diverted after passenger accused of slapping flight attendant’s bottom in beverage dispute

Delta plane diverted after passenger accused of slapping flight attendant’s bottom in beverage dispute Exclusive: After skipping over a sleeping passenger while serving drinks, the crewmember ‘felt a slap to her buttocks area with sufficient force to cause her body to move forward,’ according to court records reviewed by The Independent - Bookmark An Indianapolis man is facing felony assault charges for allegedly smacking a flight attendant’s rear end after she inadvertently skipped his...

The Alligator Alcatraz Boondoggle

Since the early 1990s, I have visited scores of prisons and jails throughout the United States, as well as the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. The immigrant-detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, deep in the Florida Everglades, stands out as a uniquely cruel publicity stunt with an absurdly high price tag, in which much of the money goes into just a few pockets. For almost a year, the facility has been operated under an unusual arrangement: funded by the state of Florida and run by...