Miami

Report: Miami's Federal Prison Plagued By Strippers Posing As 'Legal Assistants'

Jillian Rayfield | November 30, 2011, 9:30AM

The Miami Federal Detention Center is reportedly plagued by women posing as paralegals who instead strip for incarcerated drug lords, according to several people interviewed by the Miami New-Times.

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Topics: Florida, Miami, Prisons, Strippers

David Rivera

Rep. Rivera Refers Reporters To Anonymous Email Account For Answers To Scandal Questions

Ryan J. Reilly | February 10, 2011, 12:45PM

When I asked Rep. David M. Rivera to answer a few questions on one of many brewing scandals he's involved with yesterday, the Florida Republican asked me to send questions to a Comcast.net e-mail address for his campaign.

So I did, and a few hours later I got a response. What's not clear is just who that response was from.

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Topics: David M. Rivera, David Rivera, Esther Nuhfer, Florida, Miami, Miami-Dade Republican Party

Drones

Are Unmanned Drones Coming To A Police Dept. Near You?

Eric Lach | January 24, 2011, 10:59AM

The Miami-Dade police department should soon be up and flying, while the Mayor of Ogden, Utah has floated a blimp idea. Still, unmanned drone use among U.S. law enforcement remains rare. That may soon change.

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Topics: Drones, Law Enforcement, Miami, Military Technology, Technology, UAVs

David M. Rivera

Investigation Into Frosh GOP Rep Rivera Expands

Ryan J. Reilly | January 20, 2011, 3:20PM

Florida Republican Rep. David M. Rivera is facing an expanding investigation into alleged financial improprieties just a few weeks into his first term in office.

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Topics: Corruption, David M. Rivera, Florida, Investigations, Miami

U.S. Marshals Service

Miami Police Officer On U.S. Marshals Task Force Killed In Shooting

Ryan J. Reilly | January 20, 2011, 12:25PM

Two Miami Dade Police Department officers on a U.S. Marshals task force have been shot and killed in Miami, a federal law enforcement official tells TPM.

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Topics: Florida, Miami, U.S. Marshals Service

Drones

Miami Police Could Become First To Use Drones In A U.S. City

Eric Lach | January 7, 2011, 8:42AM

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when drones come for you?

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Topics: Drones, Hookergate, Miami, Military Contractors, Military Technology, TPMTech