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Mutual Benefits Corp. Stole a Billion Dollars by Peddling Bogus Life Insurance Policiesnew

Even with all his money and powerful friends, his latest con game is so massive that it seems almost impossible he will find his way to freedom again. But the slippery Joel Steinger has a knack for surviving so he can pull off his next scam.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 06-09-2009 | Business & Labor

Tags: Joel Steinger, Mutual Benefits Corp., Florida, politics, crime, scams

Embattled Plastic Surgeon Faces Molestation Charge in Lawsuitnew

Plastic surgeon Richard B. Edison is a dubious doctor who has been hit with a lot of life-altering allegations over the years. But the newest accusation, coming deep from Edison's past, may be the most damning of all.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 03-24-2009 | Crime & Justice

Tags: child sexual abuse, Richard B. Edison, Tim Clark

Liberty City Six Judge Refuses to Pay Private Investigator After He Speaks Outnew

P.I. Rory McMahon got screwed by a federal judge for speaking out against her.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 03-17-2009 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil liberties, Joan Lenard, Liberty City Six trial, Rory McMahon

Socialites Say They've Been Buying Their Way Into Palm Beach's Newspapernew

Millionaire socialites gauge their worth by their appearances in the Palm Beach Daily News, which has a circulation of about 7,000. Because of its local cachet, it is one of the few publications in America untouched by the economic downturn.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 02-10-2009 | Media

Tags: Laurence Leamer, Madness Under the Royal Palms: Love and Death Behind The Gates of Palm Beach, Palm Beach Daily News, Shannon Donnelly

A Look at Rielle Hunternew

How local scandal begets national scandal in the charged world of Fort Lauderdale politics and business.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 09-03-2008 | Crime & Justice

Tags: John Edwards, crime & justice, Rielle Hunter

Newspapers Shrink as Veterans are Forced Out the Doornew

For South Florida readers, the newsroom cuts means one thing: less news. With reductions of more than 15 percent of staffs across the board, physical newspapers are rapidly shrinking, and the amount of local coverage available on the newspaper websites will decrease.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 07-01-2008 | Media

Tags: Miami Herald, journalism, media, newspapers, Sam Zell, job cuts, the Sun-Sentinel

Sick Districtnew

AltWeeklies Award - Investigative Reporting

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 04-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

"Who Crowned Michael Brown," "A Politician Weeps," "Mayor Al Has to Go, Bad"new

AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 04-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

Customers Claim AutoNation Lured Them into Bad Loansnew

Fraud cases involving AutoNation dealerships have popped up across the country, and they may be just the tip of a large, treacherous iceberg. The number of auto loan defaults has been growing, and many financial gurus now predict the auto subprime mess will serve as act two of America's current economic tragedy.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 03-18-2008 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor

A Casino Theft Ring Spooks the Sun-Sentinelnew

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an alleged slot-machine theft ring by employees at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino. And I'm the one bringing you the news for one reason: The largest newspaper in Broward County, the Sun-Sentinel, had the story first but got cold feet and decided not to publish it.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 11-14-2007 | Media

Tags: media