Marc Freeman
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Elderly couple’s bank accounts were emptied. Then widow, 85, was murdered.
A large-scale financial crimes prosecution getting closer to a trial — David Del Rio is charged with stealing over $3.3 million from William and Elizabeth Cabral of Highland Beach from 2013 to 2018. → Read More
Victims in deputy’s gun assault case urge judge to block veterans court bid
Jerald Alderman, 56, is accused of holding a gun while threatening to shoot three young men in downtown West Palm Beach at 3 a.m. Oct. 12, 2019, a parking lot scene caught on cellphone video obtained by investigators. → Read More
Judge Marni Bryson agrees to $37,500 fine, reprimand and suspension for skipping work
The agreement for the fine, reprimand and suspension, which must still be approved by the Florida Supreme Court, cancels a Nov. 15 hearing where Judge Marni Bryson had been planning to fight the misconduct charges. → Read More
Child sex crime cases building against two Broward doctors
Dr. Stewart Bitman, a gastroenterologist, is set to be arraigned on nine child sex crime charges in federal court later this month. Dr. Michael Mizrachy, a pediatrician, is expected to stand trial next month on a federal child pornography count. → Read More
Ex-polo boss John Goodman gets new chance to reduce prison term
A year ago, Wellington Polo Club founder Goodman pushed a half-dozen reasons why his trial lawyers were so ineffective it resulted in the guilty verdict. In an Aug. 26 order, the judge denied five of the grounds, but ruled there is merit in exploring Goodman’s argument that his defense’s failure to bring in a toxicology expert witness led to his conviction. → Read More
Former Boca lab owner admits he paid kickbacks to get lucrative urine samples
John Hanley, 54, was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay a $21,000 fine. He paid $183,043 to sober-home operators as part of the illegal arrangement. → Read More
West Boynton gunman beats first of three murder charges
West Boynton man Jonathan Schuler is convicted of manslaughter; the victim was shot 13 times. Schuler is charged with two other murders, one in Palm Beach County and one in Broward. → Read More
DNA reveals identities of twins shot and set on fire along road. Two are accused of murder.
Investigators identified the shooting victims as 21-year-old twins Brandon and Brian Allen of West Palm Beach. More detective work led to first-degree murder charges against their roommates, Jullian Cathirell and Darin Byrd. → Read More
Who was Florida serial killer Roberto Wagner Fernandes?
Serial killer Roberto Wagner Fernandes murdered and endangered women on at least two continents before his 2005 death in a South American plane crash, authorities say. → Read More
Trial No. 1 begins for man accused of 3 murders in stunningly quick succession
Jonathan Schuler pummeled a co-worker’s head with a crowbar at a construction site, detectives say. It was the first of three murders Jonathan Schuler, 37, committed in early 2017, according to Palm Beach and Broward county detectives. Schuler claims he acted in self-defense each time. → Read More
Ex-deputy tampered with house-arrest ankle monitor, judge rules
A judge Wednesday said Carlton Nebergall tampered with the device while at home under a $500,000 bond. “He clearly did more than just put on tube socks,” she said. → Read More
Think DeSantis will pardon your anti-mask violation? Maybe think again.
Despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ promise to defend anyone cited over facial covering rules, it turns out that’s not always the deal. You could still wind up with a criminal record and fines. → Read More
Broward judge refuses to block DeSantis order banning school mask mandates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on COVID-19 mask mandates in public schools survived a challenge Wednesday in Broward County court. The legal battle now moves to Tallahassee. → Read More
Yoga studio owner beats drug-recovery industry fraud charges
A Palm Beach County jury on Friday acquitted Boca Raton yoga studio owner James Kigar of 119 felony charges that he had paid kickbacks to bring in clients five years ago. → Read More
Convicted murderer in deadly Three Amigos robbery wins chance to beat life sentence
Victor Diaz doesn't deny that he and six other Miami men carried out the armed robbery of the Three Amigos convenience store west of Boynton Beach that led to the death of a retired kosher baker. But Diaz, who went to trial four times, now claims the entire prosecution was unnecessary because he got lousy legal advice from the beginning. → Read More
Woman had right to videotape police without being arrested, court rules. Now you do too.
In a victory for a woman who sued Boynton Beach police on false arrest claims, and for national civil rights groups, a Florida appeals court ruled that you can take videos of cops in public without getting arrested for it. → Read More
Drug recovery center CEO ‘bought’ patients with kickbacks, prosecutors say
James Kigar, who co-owned a substance abuse treatment center in Boynton Beach, is fighting 119 felony charges, each count punishable by up to five years in prison. Kigar, 60, of Boca Raton man denies that he “bought patients by paying kickbacks to sober homes.” → Read More
Boynton Beach teacher gets year in jail for sexting with pupil
Eric Lavon Wakeley, a former Boynton Beach middle school history teacher, was sentenced to a year in jail for sexting with a 14-year-old student. → Read More
Judge seeks investigation of leak in misconduct case that threatens her career
Attorneys for Palm Beach County Judge Marni Bryson are calling on the state’s judicial watchdog to immediately investigate a leak of confidential information months before she got slapped with misconduct charges. → Read More
Who’s telling the truth? Battle over lie-detecting is stranger than fiction
For the past 18 years, two Florida-based voice-stress test firms have accused the other of spreading falsehoods. After a mediation session failed to resolve the civil dispute this past week, a trial is likely this fall. → Read More