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60 Docs, Nurses Indicted in Largest Opioid Bust in History

Indictments were unsealed in federal court in Cincinnati yesterday that revealed what law enforcement officials are calling “single largest prescription opioid law enforcement operation in history.” The indictments accuse 60 people, including 31 doctors, seven pharmacists and eight nurses, of involvement in the schemes, which included prescribing opioids for gratuitous medical procedures like unnecessary tooth …

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Broward Sheriff to Handcuff Defendants After Lawyer Punched During Hearing

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony has decided that criminal defendants will be handcuffed during bail hearings after a public defender was punched in the face during a court proceeding. Closed-circuit video of Wednesday’s jailhouse bond court session shows William Green, 27, attacking public defender Julie Chase from behind in a room crowded with inmates. She was …

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Patriots Owner Offered Deal in Prostitution Case

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men caught in a police sting operation concerning prostitution at Florida massage parlors have been offered a plea deal by the Palm Beach County State Attorney. The men must concede they would be found guilty, perform 100 hours community service, attend a class on the dangers of …

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Military Court Upholds Convicts of Sailor for Failure to Disclose HIV Status to Sexual Partners

A military appellate court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that a sailor sexually assaulted four women with whom he had consensual sex because he failed to disclose his HIV status. The appellate court last week affirmed an earlier ruling in the case, U.S. v. Forbes. The women could not provide “meaningful, informed consent” to …

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Florida Criminal Justice Reform May Happen This Year

For years, the “tough on crime” lobby has won the day in Tallahassee, often shooting down common sense measures that would serve justice and make the punishment actually fit the crime.  Instead, we’ve got mandatory minimums and the judges hands are tied when it comes to sentencing. That may be changing.  State Senator Jeff Brandes …

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