Miami is a hotbed of fraud, according to a Miami Herald investigative article. Say what? Miami? Fraud? Of course Miami is known as a hotbed of illegal activity and has been for some time. But this is different on some level. The fraud uncovered by the FBI, according to the Herald report, involves billions of Medicare dollars stolen from taxpayers. ...more

August 20, 2008

When the Clemency Board last year approved Gov. Charlie Crist's proposal to automatically restore the voting rights of most felons, Attorney General Bill McCollum was the lone holdout. Now in the wake of the state's mortgage-broker scandal, McCollum is again painting all ex-offenders with a broad brush. ...more

August 18, 2008

Florida's top regulator of mortgage brokers said Tuesday that he will leave his post Sept. 30 amid continuing criticism for allowing thousands of ex-convicts to obtain mortgage brokering licenses and, in some cases, commit fraud. ...more

August 13, 2008

The outcry over Florida's mortgage brokering scandal has fueled tough new talk about keeping felons out of the business, no matter what crime they committed. ...more

August 11, 2008

TALLAHASSEE (AP) - The values of homes, businesses and other properties across Florida declined $153 billion during the last year, and the murky economic picture isn't expected to improve until sometime in 2009, state officials said. ...more

August 7, 2008

The values of homes, businesses and other properties across Florida declined $153 billion during the past year, and the murky economic picture isn't expected to improve until sometime in 2009, state officials said. ...more

August 7, 2008

A newspaper has asked John McCain's campaign why a black reporter assigned to cover a rally was singled out by security and told to leave a backstage area. ...more

August 6, 2008

Recently, I received an e-mail missive from one of the legions of loyal, devoted, satisfied readers of this space who took note of the cancellation of my old radio show on WFLA, 970 AM. ...more

August 3, 2008

The Outcry over Florida's mortgage brokering scandal has fueled tough new talk about keeping felons out of the business – no matter what crime they committed. ...more

August 1, 2008

The revelation that more than 10,000 convicted criminals have been welcomed with open arms into Florida's mortgage industry is shocking, even in light of the state's sleazy, anything-goes history. ...more

July 31, 2008