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17 Feb 2008, 3:15 am
And here's Vanessa Blum on a doctor charged in a prescription fraud case in which someone died. [read post]
24 Jan 2008, 2:16 am
That is less time than prosecutors asked for and more than defense lawyers hoped for -- but it is entirely commensurate with the crimes for which the three men were convicted.This judgment and trial have been good illustrations of how the U.S. justice system should work: an impartial and fair assessment of the facts and evidence, followed by a correct apportionment of punishment, or if the case warrants, relief for the defendants.And Vanessa Blum describes the jail where Padilla… [read post]
23 Jan 2008, 6:00 am
Today in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Vanessa Blum reports that "Padilla judge criticizes U.S. for 'enemy combatant' detention. [read post]
12 Jan 2008, 12:22 pm
"Blogging lawyer silenced as judge expands gag order in Liberty City 7 case": Vanessa Blum of The South Florida Sun-Sentinel today has an article that begins, "A prominent South Florida criminal defense lawyer who writes online commentary about federal court cases can no longer opine on the so-called Liberty City 7 terror case because the judge has expanded a sweeping gag order. [read post]
10 Jan 2008, 3:11 am
Vanessa Blum has the details here:Miami federal judge signed off on U.S. plans Wednesday to send former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France to face money-laundering charges, finding the French government has given sufficient assurances it would continue to treat Noriega as a prisoner of war under the Geneva Conventions.The ruling from U.S. [read post]
6 Jan 2008, 11:49 pm
Here's Vanessa Blum's coverage. [read post]
3 Jan 2008, 2:24 am
That's the issue raised in this morning's article by Vanessa Blum:A federal judge who declared a mistrial last month for six South Florida men charged with conspiring to support al-Qaida is taking aggressive steps to limit publicity related to the case, including silencing lawyers for a man the jury found not guilty.With a sweeping gag order imposed Dec. 13, U.S. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 2:26 am
In other news, the Liberty City 7 jury has the case (via Vanessa Blum). [read post]
25 Nov 2007, 2:27 pm
Vanessa Blum has more here.5. [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 9:23 am
Lauderdale, by Vanessa Blum, Sun-Sentinel. [read post]
28 Oct 2007, 2:13 pm
From Vanessa Blum's article in the Sun-Sentinel:The federal government's leading expert witness in its terrorism case against seven Miami men will take the stand this week to answer what may be the most pressing question facing law enforcement since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: How do ordinary individuals become terrorists? [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 8:32 am
Vanessa Blum details here the mystery surrounding the Joe Cool boat and its missing passengers and the arrest of two men pulled from a lifeboat near the abandoned boat:On Tuesday, Kirby Archer, 35, and Guillermo Zarabozo, 19, were charged, respectively, with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and making a false statement to a federal agent, according to FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela. [read post]
17 Sep 2007, 2:55 pm
Here's Vanessa Blum's article outlining the start of the case. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 2:40 pm
Vanessa Blum reports on the stats here:At the current rate, the number of prosecutions in 2007 will be down roughly 12 percent from 2002, according to data analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a research organization affiliated with Syracuse University.Federal prosecutors in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit and Boston areas have seen even larger decreases in criminal filings over that period.In this region, covering Broward, Palm Beach,… [read post]
9 Jul 2007, 10:15 am
Vanessa Blum has this article about Padilla co-defendant Amin Hassoun. [read post]
24 Jun 2007, 2:48 pm
According to Vanessa Blum of the Sun-Sentinel:Defense lawyers for Abraham and Augustin lashed out at prosecutors for publicly filing the statements from their clients, which they are trying to keep out of the trial.A summary of statements themselves:The man federal authorities accused of plotting with an al-Qaida operative to bomb the Chicago Sears Tower and government buildings in Miami told FBI agents he was trying to hustle a man he knew as Mohammed for money.At first Narseal… [read post]
19 Jun 2007, 1:49 am
After he converts and is released, he gives a radio interview which Blum obtained and covers. [read post]
14 May 2007, 2:49 am
Here's one by Vanessa Blum about Judge Marcia Cooke. [read post]
12 Apr 2007, 2:13 am
From reading the coverage (Vanessa Blum is covering it almost every day -- here's the latest article -- and here is Nikki Waller's coverage), it looks to me like the defense may need to focus on saving this man's life instead of going for the NG. [read post]
1 Apr 2007, 1:59 pm
Vanessa Blum has a lengthy article about the Kenneth Wilk death penalty trial (SDFLA previous coverage here), which is to start this week in front of Judge Cohn. [read post]
