@jayhweaver

Retired from the Miami Herald, I wrote about bad guys who specialized in con jobs. Part of teams that won two Pulitzer Prizes and a Pulitzer finalist.

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McClatchy, which owns the Miami Herald and 28 other newspapers, talks a good game when it comes to matters of social justice, but it treats employees badly in its own house -- especially mothers with babies. McClatchy has refused to pay parental leave at the Herald. Barbaric.
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Once under investigation, Venezuelan tycoon now at center of massive U.S. oil deal

Washington is betting on Venezuelan oil — and on a controversial “bolichico” whose past drew scrutiny from investigators in the U.S. and Europe.

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A 21-year-old was killed in a nightclub in 2009. Family says cops know who did it Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/c…

A 21-year-old was killed in a nightclub in 2009. Family says cops know who did it

“We want to know the truth,” Raudel Sanchez’s father says “… It’s been 17 years.”

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Ex-Rep Rivera’s associate sentenced to five years in Venezuelan-agent case miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Ex-Rep Rivera’s associate sentenced to five years in Venezuelan-agent case

Former Miami-Dade Congressman David Rivera and political consultant Esther Nuhfer were convicted of failing to register as foreign agents for Venezuela.

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A 21-year-old was gunned down in a nightclub in 2009. Family says cops know who did it Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/c…

A 21-year-old was killed in a nightclub in 2009. Family says cops know who did it

“We want to know the truth,” Raudel Sanchez’s father says “… It’s been 17 years.”

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Stock Trading by Lawmakers Becomes a Campaign Attack (It's called insider trading, and it's a crime.) Linehttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/us/politics/stock-trading-congress.html
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Miami woman faces denaturalization after jury says she lied about her criminal past Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Miami woman faces denaturalization after jury says she lied about her criminal past

Tania Rosa Rodriguez, the Cuban-American owner of a Miami pharmacy, was convicted of Medicare fraud in 2020.

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FBI probe into Argentina soccer funds clouds new Miami-area sports complex miamiherald.com/news/local/c…

FBI probe into Argentina soccer funds clouds new Miami-area sports complex

The Miami Herald found North Bay Village did little due diligence on the figures that invested in the project.

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Fired Miami prosecutor sues DOJ, saying his free-speech rights were violated miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Fired Miami prosecutor sues DOJ, saying his free-speech rights were violated

In 2025, then-U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi fired federal prosecutor Will Rosenzweig for his anti-Trump blog posts years ago.

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TPS ends for 350,000 Haitians: Federal judge lifts stay after Supreme Court ruling Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/nation-…

TPS ends for 350,000 Haitians: Federal judge lifts stay after Supreme Court ruling

Dread over the impending end of TPS has been hanging over the Haitian community in South Florida, where many fear Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids are imminent.

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South Florida man pleads guilty to smuggling 140 firearms through Miami to Haiti Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

South Florida man pleads guilty to smuggling 140 firearms through Miami to Haiti

Jean Robert Casimir, a former Haiti national police officer, was arrested in December 2024.

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Coral Gables woman poses as ICE officer to stop deportations, faces prison Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Coral Gables woman poses as ICE officer to stop deportations, faces prison

In 2024, Ana Caridad Linares pretended to be a Legal Administrative Specialist for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe has been locked up for over 300 days. He’s not alone Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/i…

Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe has been locked up for over 300 days. He’s not alone

“The only thing I would say to our outstanding judges in this district is: ‘Don’t blame the victims or their lawyers.’ ”

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Miami detention battle looms for Tate brothers linked to rape charges in England

Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in South Florida on rape and other charges filed by British authorities seeking their extradition.

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FBI investigation of Argentine soccer entity escalates as grand jury meets in Miami

Federal authorities are investigating the Argentine Football Association’s use of Miami-area businesses to move millions.

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Haitians can be deported when TPS ends, but still have long shot chance in court Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Haitians can be deported when TPS ends, but still have long shot chance in court

The 350,000 Haitian TPS holders say ending TPS was motivated by racial discrimination in violation of the Constitution.

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Informant: I endured threats to expose Venezuelan fraud, but U.S. betrayed me Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Informant: I endured threats to expose Venezuelan fraud, but U.S. betrayed me

He said he trusted his handlers to deliver on their promise to “take care” of him and his family.

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Choked to unconsciousness: New accusations against Tate brothers emerge in Miami court Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Choked to unconsciousness: New accusations against Tate brothers emerge in Miami court

Their attorney said they were innocent of the charges.

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Miami judge finds Trump’s lawsuit against IRS was ‘brought for improper purpose’ Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Miami judge finds Trump’s lawsuit against IRS was ‘brought for improper purpose’

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams rebuffed the president’s claim that the sweeping tax and audit protections in the settlement with the IRS were legitimate.

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Miami-area firm linked to FBI probe of $300 million sent to Argentine soccer body miamiherald.com/news/local/
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Argentine soccer body has poured millions into Miami. FBI wants to know why Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/a…

Argentine soccer body has poured millions into Miami. FBI wants to know why

The Argentine Football Association has drawn the scrutiny of the FBI during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

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