January 23, 2024 Man with ‘child-like sex dolls’ tried to destroy sex abuse evidence, kept FBI at bay A federal jury convicted a man of crimes involving child sexual abuse material and destruction of evidence. The FBI needed an armored vehicle to get inside.
January 15, 2024 Inmate gets federal prison sentence for threatening judge, framing another prisoner A Florida inmate who threatened a judge and tried to pin it on a fellow prisoner is getting out — to serve a new sentence in federal prison.
November 22, 2023 Car dealership owner convicted in $1 million murder-for-hire to cover up affair, stop extortion A former executive for his family’s car dealerships was convicted of wiring more than $1 million to have his mistress and her estranged boyfriend murdered.
November 21, 2023 Florida couple sentenced to prison for throwing a chair, spitting at cops and other Jan. 6 Capitol riot crimes A husband and wife in Florida are headed to federal prison for crimes they committed after they headed to Washington and participated in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
November 20, 2023 Serial molester convicted of child exploitation, sex offender registration, firearm offenses and hacking NFL jumbotron A man in Florida has been convicted of a long list of charges and the feds say his many crimes took place over several years.
November 8, 2023 Palestinian woman aiming for ‘Israel school’ rams car into Radical Hebrew Israelites building instead A call to police about “a vehicle striking a building” turned out to be more of a hate crime than an accident.
November 3, 2023 Federal inmate sentenced again, this time for killing an FBI informant in murder-for-hire A man who killed an FBI informant has been sentenced to federal prison but he’s already serving time for a different conviction.
October 31, 2023 Boyfriend, his grandmother arrested, charged in 16-year-old girl’s disappearance The case of a missing underage girl kept deputies in Florida busy for weeks and they say she had been hidden at a place they visited several times, all along.
October 18, 2023 Inmate pleads guilty to sending threatening letter to judge, framing another prisoner A prison inmate in Florida tried to clear his tracks but ended up pleading guilty to mailing threatening communications to a federal judge.
September 30, 2023 Sheriff who stood up to the FBI over weapons permits arrested for suspicion of DWI A controversial sheriff in Missouri is in trouble with the law. Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney, who stood up to the FBI, was arrested Friday evening for suspicion of drunk driving.
April 11, 2023 Florida girls, 12 & 14, steal dad’s car, try to drive to Louisiana to meet person they met online Two girls who disappeared in a stolen car have been found safe, hours away, but they may be in big trouble.
January 4, 2023 Despite claiming ‘That didn’t happen,’ George Santos could face 15-year-old fraud charge The latest allegation against George Santos isn’t that he lied, but that he stole, and his notoriety could lead to him being charged with fraud by the end of the week.
November 21, 2022 Parents of Stanley Davis III, killed on dirt bike, suing city and fired police officer The parents of Stanley Davis III filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Boynton Beach and a former police officer over the death of their son, almost a year ago.
September 7, 2022 School District of Palm Beach Co. responds to state’s ‘significant concerns’ about safety There has been a lot of recent communication between the state Department of Education and the School District of Palm Beach County over measures to make sure schools are safe for students and teachers.
June 9, 2022 Beyond the U.S. Capitol doors – window, in one case – and the Florida rioters’ sentences Authorities say many of the Jan. 6 riot suspects ended up in handcuffs after friends and coworkers turned them in. Many also appeared in social media photos of the spectacle.
January 21, 2022 FBI: Brian Laundrie’s writing claimed responsibility for Gabby Petito’s death The FBI has given its final update on the Gabby Petito-Brian Laundrie case and said a notebook was found near Laundrie’s body.
May 29, 2019 Would you want Mueller’s words about Trump said about you? Wednesday, special counsel Robert Mueller spoke out for the first time, saying he was resigning and closing down the special counsel’s office. His investigation,…
January 22, 2019 Martin Luther King Day, a victim of the (official) Women’s March First off, yes, I may be a day late, but this is definitely not a dollar short! I wanted to make sure this post…
January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
October 2, 2018 News starting out good but going downhill fast It’s a happy moment at CohenConnect.com. (Online definition of moment: “a very brief period of time.” The italics are mine.) September’s blog numbers were…
September 23, 2018 Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, justice and becoming a Justice President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will be giving the Senate Judiciary Committee calendars from 1982 to back up his continued denial of…
September 3, 2018 Labor Day weekend leftovers I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure you’ve had a busy week, between getting used to having your kids in school or planning what…
April 19, 2018 Sanctuary cities judges show they know justice, not politics I’m not writing to take an opinion on the issues of sanctuary cities or illegal immigration, but have to say I’m pleased a gang of Republican-appointed federal judges were willing to rule against a president from their own party.
April 17, 2018 Comey comes alive with tough talk against Trump I didn’t know much about James Comey until about two years ago. Since then, I thought pretty highly of the guy and that really…
April 10, 2018 Salaries, senators and a spat between a Fox News host and the A.P. I’m actually going to start optimistically and thank you for reading. The blog is getting very close and may have 12,000 hits after this…
March 23, 2018 The Weather Channel’s new owner, a real controversial person There are two big changes in weather: The snow has stopped and The Weather Channel is being sold. Also, you can say the owner is…
February 22, 2018 Got cable, satellite? You’ll foot the bill for Fox’s Thursday Night Football How many of you watched the Super Bowl this year? Of course, in Philadelphia, that’s a loaded question with the underdog Eagles in the…