AAN Association of Alternative Newsmedia

AltWeeklies Wire » News » Crime & Justice

One-Time Thief Makes It Big in Miami's Towing Industry

Miami New Times | January 10, 2005

Laurie Lichtman was sentenced to life in prison for her part in a notorious armed robbery, but she got out after 10 years. She's now a minor luminary in Miami politics and a thriving businesswoman.

View Full Story at Miami New Times

Tags: crime writer Edna Buchanan, mob, mobster Meyer Lansky

Miami New Times

When New Times purchased a small fortnightly newspaper in late 1987, the Miami metropolitan area was served by two dailies, populated with aging retirees, begging for tourists and struggling to invent a place called South Beach. And, of course, it...

More »

Contact for Reprint Rights

Market Served: Metropolitan Area
Address: 2750 NW Third Avenue, #24, Miami, FL 33127
Phone: (305) 576-8000

www.miaminewtimes.com

More by Rebecca Wakefield

Readership Drops for Miami's Black Papernew

The once-vibrant Miami Times has been withering ever since Rachel Reeves took over the publication from her father.

Miami New Times | Rebecca Wakefield | 07-06-2005 | Media

Tags: Miami Herald, Jr., after Miami police officer William Lozano, and Garth Reeves, black motorist Arthur McDuffie, Clement Lloyd, Former Miami Times reporter Wilson Louis Bahamian-born publisher Garth Reeves and his Indo-Guyanese managing editor, Garth Reeves, Garth Reeves and his daughter Rachel Reeves, Henry E. S. Reeves, Jonathan Postal, Mohamed Hamaludin, race riots, Sr. (left)

Can We Trust These Infernal Voting Machines?new

The answer depends somewhat on how much you trust your government and the free-market democracy it leases. The truth is that the standards for accuracy and accountability have always been pretty low in American elections.

Miami New Times | Rebecca Wakefield | 09-28-2004 | Politics

The Teele Conspiracy: Commissioner Claims He's a Victimnew

The arrest last week of Miami Commissioner Art Teele on assault charges following a wild car chase brought to a climactic close one more scene in the drama that has become his life.

Miami New Times | Francisco Alvarado, Kirk Nielsen and Rebecca Wakefield | 09-07-2004 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Florida, Miami, and Angel Gonzalez, commissioners Johnny Winton, Community Redevelopment Agency, Joe Sanchez, Mayor Manny Diaz. Commissioner Tomas Regalado, crime & justice

More by Rebecca Wakefield »

More by Miami New Times

The Fight to Correct Batman's Legacynew

Batman's true creator never got credit, and now his granddaughter fights to correct history.

Miami New Times | Kyle Swenson | 01-21-2015 | Features

Tags: batman

Porn Star John Snavely Murders Millionairenew

The story of a porn star stud with an endless appetite for sex, drugs, and human growth hormone; the teenage beauty queen he tortured; and a dead millionaire's dark double life.

Miami New Times | Michael E. Miller | 11-06-2013 | Features

How Monsanto Is Terrifying the Farming Worldnew

When you're good at something, you want to leverage that. Monsanto's specialty is killing stuff.

Miami New Times | Chris Parker | 07-25-2013 | Features

Tags: Monsanto

MLB Steroid Scandal: How Porter Fischer Exposed Biogenesisnew

Porter Fischer shared the medical records, patient spreadsheets, and handwritten composition books with Miami New Times for an explosive story that sparked the biggest drug-related scandal in professional sports since Lance Armstrong lost his seven Tour de France medals in 2012. He could never have predicted the insanity that followed the story's publication: a high-speed car chase on U.S. 1, midnight knocks on his door, death threats, and unmarked envelopes stuffed full of cash.

Miami New Times | Tim Elfrink | 06-19-2013 | Features

Tags: Biogenesis, MLB Steroid Scandal, Porter Fischer