Significant Cases
"Ex-dolphin Mark Duper Cleared Of Drug Charges"
"Calling the police sting "entrapment," a jury Wednesday acquitted former Miami Dolphin Mark Duper and his brother-in-law of trying to buy a kilogram of cocaine from a federal drug informant. A jury of nine women and three men said the informant, under orders from the Coral Springs Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration, pushed Duper into the drug deal - a violation of federal entrapment law.
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'Too much coaxing went on,' explained juror David Cash. ' The government went out of its way to get them."

"Judge Throws Out U.S. Case Against Former BSO Captain"
June 1st, 1994 from The Miami Herald, by Ronnie Green:

"When a federal grand jury indicted former Broward Sherrif's Capt. Ron Cacciatore, his wife, Diane, and a friend last year, defense lawyer Bruce Zimet clutched a copy of the indictment and said, "Do you enjoy reading fiction? We can't wait for trial."

Cacciatore got his trial - and Zimet and other defense lawyers didn;t even have to put on a defense in the fraud and money-laundering case."

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"Extortion Verdict Reject by Judge; Pair Get Probation"
January 22nd, 1998 from The Miami Herald, by Berverly Hills:

"Taking the rare step of overruling the jury, a U.S. District Court judge said Wednesday he could find no evidence to support the extortion convictions of former Sunrise officials John Montgomery and Robert T. O'Keefe Jr. The two men embraced their attorneys in the Miami courtroom, and tears began to stream down the faces of both defendants after hearing they had been acquitted and spared jail trims. O'Keefe, 41, struggling to control his sobs, worked his way through a crowd of friends toward his wife, Barbara.

​'Justive has prevailed,' he saidin a shaky voice. Judge Thomas Scott did, however let stand the jury's decision to convict Montgomery, a former Sunrise City Council Member, and O'Keefe, former chairman of the city's planning and zoning board…"

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"Casino Case Far From Over, Officials Vow"
December 5th, 1998 from The Miami Herald, by Julie Kay

"While Bolis and his legion of supporters declared history Friday, they were well aware that the fight is not over. Boulis is fighting off attacks from the city of Hollywood, where his SunCruz VI docks; a Hollywood neighborhood association; the U.S. Coast Guard and Florida Marine Patrol.

'I feel very happy', said the Greek millionaire. 'I got my justice, I'm proud to be an American citizen. But what are they going to do next to me. They agents in wearing masks. What the government can do behind everyone's back is scary.'"

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Judge: Prosecution Failed to Prove its Case
(Blades Case)
Tuesday June 18th, 1996 from The Sun Sentinel, by Evelyn Larrubia
"With a daughter in each arm and a face full of tears, Seattle Seahawks receiver Brian Blades left the Broward County Courthouse a free man Monday.
During a hearing that lasted less than a minute, Circuit Judge Susan Lebow reversed the verdict against the former University of Miami football star by granting a dense motion for a directed verdict of not guilty.
In so ruling, Lebow erased Friday’s jury verdict, which found Blades guilty of manslaughter in the July 5 shooting death of his cousin, Charles Blades."