AltWeeklies Wire
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
Merchants Fight for Toehold in Gentrifying Downtown Ft. Lauderdalenew
If Jerry Miles loses the latest battle with his landlord, the retail face of downtown Fort Lauderdale likely will become a little more upscale and a little less quirky.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
04-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
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
The Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Lifenew
The tribe -- certainly among the most prosperous of the nation's 561 recognized Indian tribes -- has built an economic juggernaut by exploiting federal policies that gave it advantages over any American corporation.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
04-17-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Hit Me With Your Breast Shotnew
A ragtag group of female wrestlers plays its part in the panoply of porn.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
02-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Buy My Rock!new
Jon Jacobs wants to use virtual real estate to become a millionaire.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
08-08-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Slots by a TKOnew
Get ready for the era of Broward County, the Gambling Mecca.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
05-30-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
In Bad Hands With Auto Insurancenew
United Auto Insurance's practice of fighting every claim has created hardships for thousands who bought policies from storefront brokers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-21-2005 |
Business & Labor
Philanthropist's Dark Side Earns Him the Nickname Bullet Bobnew
Bob Montgomery is a Southern gentleman who has donated an estimated $100 million to arts and social causes. But his kindness shouldn't be mistaken for weakness.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
05-03-2005 |
Business & Labor
The Mystery of the Sunken Submarinenew
The tourist submarine Capt. Ernesto Garfias Ramirez was towing along the coast of Baja California sank in a storm, he says. The owner claims there was no storm.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
03-22-2005 |
Business & Labor
A Penny for Your Local Cops and Firefighersnew
Xentel and other companies do fund-raising for local police and firefighters' organizations -- and keep a remarkably high share of the donations for themselves.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
03-16-2005 |
Business & Labor
Chief Walking Eaglenew
Battered, broken, living in obscurity, quasi-hermit Robb Tiller was once a linchpin in the fortunes of one of Florida's biggest businesses: the Seminole Indians' gambling operations.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
11-30-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
South Florida Coach Shapes Tennis' Future Starssnew
Florida is mecca for families dreaming and scheming for their children to be the next big thing in pro tennis. The state is home to dozens of tennis academies, from the modest to the most elite, such as Rick Macci's.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
10-20-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Infamous Sugar Barons Make Nice with Publicnew
For decades, the Fanjul family and their company, Florida Crystals, have symbolized the harshness of corporate, big-business farming. Now they want to win public favor and push ahead with real estate development plans.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
08-30-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
