Category: Weston
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Weston man sued under U.S. Torture Victim Protection Act for his role in the notorious 1985 siege of Colombia’s Palace of Justice
By Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org A retired Lt. Colonel in the Colombian army now living in Weston who spent nearly eight years in prison for his role in the deadly 1985 siege by M-19 guerillas at Bogotá’s Palace of Justice, has been sued under the U.S. Torture Victim Protection Act.
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Bondi’s office ducks questions about Waste Management deal as Broward recycling contracts expire
in A1 Top Story, Attorney General, Broward Cities, Broward Courts, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Government Contractors, Hillsboro Beach, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderhill, Margate, Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Pembroke Park, Plantation, Sunrise, Tamarac, Waste disposal, West Park, Weston, Wilton ManorsBy Dan Christensen FloridaBulldog.org Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office is ducking questions about why she never alerted Broward cities and consumers about pricing and other protections secured for them in 2015 in exchange for not opposing Waste Management’s $525-million acquisition of Southern Waste Systems and Sun Recycling.
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Overlooked class action against Democratic Party and Wasserman Schultz turns nasty
By Francisco Alvarado FloridaBulldog.org An ongoing legal battle playing out in Fort Lauderdale federal court over the Democratic National Committee’s presidential nominating process has devolved into accusations of harassment and intimidation conducted by unknown political operatives.
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Weston teacher faces discipline for alleged slur to Muslim student
By Ann Henson Feltgen FloridaBulldog.org A Cypress Bay High School French teacher could lose her job after allegedly calling a Muslim student a “rag-head Taliban.”
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U.S. ordered to pay $4.4 million for Weston air traffic controller’s negligence in fatal crash
By Karla Bowsher BrowardBulldog.org A deadly mix of pilot error and an air traffic controller’s negligence has led a federal judge to order the United States to pay $4.4 million to the family of a wealthy Boca Raton businessman who crashed his private plane in bad weather six years ago.
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Weston Mayor Eric Hersh fined, flipped as informant by Florida securities regulators
By Dan Christensen BrowardBulldog.org As a member of the county’s Resource Recovery Board, Weston Mayor Eric Hersh was the chief negotiator and driving force behind Broward’s controversial $1.5 billion garbage deal. But Hersh has another, less well known public position.