Paula McMahon
Orlando Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
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Parkland shooter: Seven key facts hidden in the school district’s report
A heavily censored report about the Parkland shooter’s schooling might lead people to believe the Broward school district handled the troubled student almost perfectly. But when the report was unmasked via a simple cut-and-paste, a different story appeared. → Read More
How a Florida school board tried to mask failures that led to massacre
Immediately after 17 people were murdered inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the school district launched a persistent effort to keep people from finding out what went wrong. → Read More
Disappearance at sea: Husband expected to admit manslaughter of wife
Lewis Bennett is expected to plead guilty to the involuntary manslaughter of his wife, Isabella Hellman, after 18 months of denying he had anything to do with the Delray Beach woman's disappearance at sea. → Read More
Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc will remain jailed and moved to New York, attorney says
Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc could be moved to New York any time after a hearing at 10 a.m. Friday. → Read More
Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc is due in court this afternoon
Cesar Sayoc faces five federal charges that he mailed more than a dozen pipe bombs to prominent Democrats, public figures and CNN this month. More charges will likely be added in the coming days or weeks. → Read More
Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc is due in court this afternoon
Cesar Sayoc faces five federal charges that he mailed more than a dozen pipe bombs to prominent Democrats, public figures and CNN this month. More charges will likely be added in the coming days or weeks. → Read More
How suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc got caught
A fingerprint, DNA and cellphone tracking helped investigators find their man in a scant five days after the pipe bombs began showing up. → Read More
Who is Cesar Sayoc Jr., the man arrested in plot to mail bombs to Trump critics?
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Sayoc had 10 previous arrests, including one for making a bomb threat. → Read More
Who is Cesar Sayoc Jr., the man arrested in plot to mail bombs to Trump critics?
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Sayoc had 10 previous arrests, including one for making a bomb threat. → Read More
Excessive force trial of K-9 deputy ends with settlement
The latest civil trial against Broward Sheriff's Deputy Gerald Wengert ended this week with another settlement. Officials did not disclose the dollar amount, but Wengert was sued by a man who said Wengert pulled him over without cause and beat him. → Read More
Popular Broward doctor's 'pill mill' punishment is much less than feds sought
A federal judge didn't fully buy prosecutors' argument that Dr. Andres Mencia, who specialized in geriatric care, deserved a more severe punishment for illegally prescribing addictive pain pills. The appropriate penalty, the judge ruled, was six and a half years in federal prison. → Read More
Scott Rothstein's ex-ally skips sentencing, but judge gives him a big prison term anyway
Former Scott Rothstein ally Eddy Marin is a fugitive from justice, according to federal prosecutors. But it didn't stop a judge from sentencing him to prison on Wednesday, → Read More
Facing prison again, ex-ally of Scott Rothstein vanishes
Best known for helping Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein hide $1 million worth of jewelry from the feds, Eddy Marin went on the lam when his probation officer caught him using cocaine. → Read More
How the FBI botched tips about the Parkland school shooter
Bungled tips about school shooter Nikolas Cruz have exposed serious questions about how the FBI’s call center operates, years after it was established to try to head off deadly trouble before it happened. → Read More
Sentencing today: Airport mass shooter Esteban Santiago faces life in prison
The man who carried out the deadliest airport shooting in U.S. history at Fort Lauderdale's main airport is expected to face multiple life terms in federal prison when he is sentenced today. Esteban Santiago, 28, admitted he killed five people and injured six others. → Read More
Parkland shooter: Seven key facts hidden in the school district's report
A heavily censored report about the Parkland shooter’s schooling might lead people to believe the Broward school district handled the troubled student almost perfectly. But when the report was unmasked via a simple cut-and-paste, a different story appeared. → Read More
Odds are against Nikolas Cruz insanity defense
Forced to go to trial against mounds of evidence, hundreds of witnesses and with a self-confessed mass murderer client in a case that inspires revulsion, South Florida attorneys say there’s only one possible defense – insanity. But don’t expect it to work, they said. → Read More
Parkland shooter confession video, just released, shows brothers' final talk
Video recordings of Nikolas Cruz's confession, released on Wednesday, show his brother telling him people think he's a 'monster.' → Read More
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's confession released: 'Kill me. Just f--king kill me'
Nikolas Cruz’s self-incriminating statement — released Monday — was recorded on video just hours after the deadly mass shooting on Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. → Read More
Florida school failed Parkland shooter, report says
The Broward school district mishandled the case of student Nikolas Cruz when he asked for special help, long before he murdered 17 staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, according to a long-awaited report released Friday. → Read More