U.S. Coast Guard stops 13 illegal charters on Biscayne Bay and Miami River: Officials
The U.S. Coast Guard in Miami stopped more than a dozen illegal charters over the weekend and cited some of their operators for repeat violations, according to a news release. Officers stopped the 13 illegal charters on Biscayne Bay and the Miami River. Among them were the cabin cruiser The...
Miami man sentenced to over 19 years for $40M Ponzi scheme disguised as lending...
MIAMI (WSVN) - A Miami man was sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison for running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that posed as a merchant cash advance business, federal prosecutors said. Pablo Silverio Rebollido, 48, was sentenced Oct. 2 to 230 months in prison and ordered to pay...
He was one of the first Black police officers in Miami. The stories he...
When Archie McKay put on his City of Miami Police uniform for the first time in 1954, 10 years after the city hired its first five Black officers, it was a bittersweet moment. While he was proud to be a police officer, he said some of his own people were not. “Some of our people rejected us calling us Uncle Toms and...
Family a focus of FBI probe into girl’s death on Carnival cruise, records show
The FBI is investigating the mysterious death of a teenage girl whose body was found on a Carnival cruise ship this month, and the focus is on one of her step siblings, according to a court filing obtained by the Miami Herald. Anna Marie Kepner, 18, was found dead on...
Coast Guard Busts Luxury Yacht for Repeat Violations of a COTP Order
A large, capacious yacht got swept up in a Coast Guard charter-vessel bust in Miami last weekend, adding to its curious legal history. The Round, a 98-foot Italian-made motor yacht, was boarded and allegedly found to be in violation of a Captain of the Port order, which the operator had allegedly violated once before...
Fort Lauderdale man pleads guilty in $94 million Ponzi scheme
A Fort Lauderdale financial advisor is facing federal prison time after pleading guilty to stealing more than $94 million from mostly Venezuelan nationals.
Elderly Man Hospitalized After Vehicle Collides with Brightline Train in North Miami
An incident in North Miami has left one man hospitalized after his vehicle was struck by a Brightline train yesterday afternoon. The collision occurred near Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 141st Street, as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue teams were called to the scene shortly before 4 p.m., WSVN reports. The vehicle, after...
Trial date for Derek Rosa could be affected after his attorney withdraws from case
After an attorney for a Hialeah teen accused of fatally stabbing his mother withdrew from representing him, a trial date set for next year could be prevented from moving forward. It’s been more than two years since the now-15-year-old Derek Rosa allegedly confessed to stabbing and killing his mother, Irina...
Miami Beach Commission candidate with serial killer dad faces Bar complaint
A Florida Bar complaint alleging defamation was filed Thursday against a Miami Beach City Commission candidate who had long-celebrated her father — a serial killer who inspired ‘Dexter’ executed by the state in 2012 — on social media. The complaint by South Florida filmmaker Billy Corben alleges that Monique Pardo...
Man arrested for pot possession in SWAT raid at Miami smoke shop caught on...
One man was arrested in a SWAT raid at a Miami smoke shop that was caught on video Wednesday night, according to police. There, authorities said they found thousands of grams of marijuana. Miami police said video shared on Only in Dade shows an undercover team serving a narcotics-related warrant...

















