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U.S. Moves to Confiscate a Fortune in Ponzi Case

MIAMI Scott Rothstein, the Fort Lauderdale lawyer accused of a $1 billion Ponzi scheme, certainly spread the money around. On Monday, federal authorities filed court documents seeking to seize his 87-foot yacht, more than a dozen properties and 20 ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Scott Rothstein,  Charles Ponzi,  Mitchell Zuckoff,  Charlie Crist

Miami Ponders Whether the Good Outweighs the Bad

MIAMI The office of Mayor Manny Diaz smelled of fresh paint and departure. He had only a few hours left before term limits pushed him out, but when the city’s planning director mentioned a development by a large Spanish bank, the mayor’s eyes lit up. ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg,  John Thomas

Tropical Storm Ida Weakens as It Moves Ashore

MIAMI Tropical Storm Ida brought heavy rain and gusty winds to the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, arriving in Dauphin Island, Ala., just before dawn then weakening as it moved northeast through the Florida panhandle. A rare late season storm at the end of a ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  10 Nov 2009

A New Mayor for Miami

MIAMI Tomás Regalado easily defeated Joe Sanchez on Tuesday to become Miami’s next mayor, after promising voters a “back to basics” approach focused on improving city services and reining in developers. With 113 of 128 precincts reporting in the ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party

Fraud Accusations Against Florida Lawyer Set Off a Race to Return His Donations

MIAMI Scott Rothstein relished his flashy persona the spiky hair, the Ferrari, the multi-million-dollar mansion. He was Bronx raised, Fort Lauderdale rich, and the politicians, charities and businesses that accepted his money rarely asked where it came ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Senate,  Scott Rothstein,  Ferrari

Women at Arms: After Combat, Anguish

For Vivienne Pacquette, being a combat veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder means avoiding phone calls to her sons, dinner out with her husband and therapy sessions that make her talk about seeing the reds and whites of her friends’ insides ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  31 Oct 2009

In Florida, Fond Farewell for a 5-Ton Ball of Rubber Bands

LAUDERHILL, Fla. The five-ton ball of rubber bands groaned and swayed as the crane lifted it from the driveway. A small frog hopped out from underneath. “Let’s cross our fingers and hope we don’t see if it bounces,” said Edward Meyer, who bought the ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Oakley, Inc.

The Caucus: Crist Has No Hug for Obama

MIAMI — Quite a few Floridians knew that President Obama would be visiting a Navy Base in Jacksonville on Monday. Gov. Charlie Crist was apparently not one of them. He stood by his statement a few hours later — “I didn’t know that he was in the state,” ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Charlie Crist,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  White House

Puerto Rico Unions Protest Job Cuts

MIAMI Thousands of Puerto Rican union members gathered Thursday in a financial district outside San Juan to protest the government’s plan to lay off more than 20,000 workers in a territory with a jobless rate of 15 percent. A general strike began at 6 ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Transportation Department

Lens: Behind the Scenes: Picturing Fetal Remains

The photographs are graphic and detailed, showing the fingers or toes of aborted fetuses whose entire frames are no bigger than a cellphone. Since the mid-1990s, they have appeared all over the country — carried as posters by protesters, handed out ...

From DAMIEN CAVE, The New York Times,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: James Pouillon,  Madonna,  New York Times Company,  Joseph Bernardin,  U.S. Republican Party

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