AltWeeklies Wire
A South Florida Muslim Leader Refused to Be a Snitch, So the Feds Tried to Destroy Himnew
The FBI's intense efforts to pressure Imam Foad Farahi into becoming an informant reveal the government's desperation to infiltrate local Muslim communities. His battle with the government is not only daring but also unusual.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
10-13-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Too Dumb to Dienew
Kevin Moore's case raises questions about executing the mentally disabled.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
04-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Muscles, Murder, and a Messiahnew

Gil Fernandez Jr. could be responsible for as many as nine murders, but if he's truly repentant, his former prosecutor says, he needs to confess his sins.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Muscles, Murder and a Messiahnew
Ex-cop and bodybuilder Gil Fernandez Jr. murdered three men in the Florida Everglades, but only admits to killing the man he was.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Arrests Shed New Light on Victim of Gangland-Style Murdernew
Gambling mogul Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, who was shot to death on a road near downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was a man of duality. He was charming and violent, philanthropic and ruthless.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Family of Downed Officer Questions Sheriff's Tacticsnew
Broward County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Fatta was killed in a raid of the home of a longtime member of the gay gun club Pink Pistols. Fatta's family claims the mission was poorly planned.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
08-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Cop, Judge and Jurynew
When a police officer in Hollywood, Fla., confronted a drug dealer, he allegedly took his drugs and money. Where the Oxycontin went is unknown.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Police Used Casanova to Entrap Woman on Drug Chargenew
Acting as a confidential informant for the Hollywood, Fla., Police Department, a handsome Bahamian romanced optician Valarie Curry and then set her up in a cocaine transaction.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
02-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Teens Complain of Beatings and Humiliation at Boot-Campnew
On a boy's first night at Growing Together, a boot camp-style drug treatment center for adolescents in Lake Worth, Fla., he says he got a visit from "The Naked Crusader." A New Times investigation discovered that physical and sexual abuse are common there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Strong Arm of the Law: Allegations of Misconduct Dog Acclaimed Officernew
In the same year, Officer Pete Salvo was named the Hollywood Police Department's Officer of the Year and was the subject of a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after an altercation with him and other officers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
10-05-2004 |
Crime & Justice