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7 May 2008, 2:39 am
Here is the intro from Vanessa Blum's article:Shahrazad Mir Gholikhan, an Iranian woman accused of trying to export night vision goggles, thought her guilty plea last month would be her ticket back to her family.The federal prosecutor had recommended a term of time served for the 30-year-old mother's role in the illegal plot to trade with Iran, a U.S. [read post]
29 Apr 2008, 9:17 am
That's the headline from Vanessa Blum's article discussing the government's filing today. [read post]
23 Apr 2008, 7:38 am
Trial expected to start sometime in the fall.UPDATE -- from Vanessa Blum's article:"We've worked very hard this past week reviewing everything in this case and considering it very, very seriously," said prosecutor Richard Gregorie. [read post]
20 Apr 2008, 4:42 am
Vanessa Blum examines why the government is having so much trouble in this case -- perhaps it was because they arrested too early:The failure of federal prosecutors to convict any members of an alleged South Florida terror cell after two trials highlights the obstacles in a legal strategy of arresting terror suspects before they strike.That approach, known as preemption, has been the Justice Department's mandate since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, drove home the potentially… [read post]
21 Feb 2008, 2:11 am
Vanessa Blum reports here:In a last minute deal with prosecutors, the owner of a South Florida charter fishing business pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to violating environmental laws by not reporting sailfish reeled in by customers and by killing undersized fish.Prosecutors accused Stanley Saffan, 57, and four employees of coercing anglers to have the illegally caught sailfish mounted by a Broward taxidermy firm in exchange for commissions.The group used high-pressure… [read post]
20 Feb 2008, 2:57 am
Vanessa Blum has an article about the $4.5 million bond in Dr. [read post]
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]
