By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  May 22nd at 08:34 AM  | 

Drawing unwanted attention from Broward’s attorney for the poor and indigent, Circuit Court Judge Matthew Destry has been asked by Public Defender Howard Finkelstein to refrain from tweeting from the bench during court proceedings, according to JAA Blog late Monday. In an apparent – and almost unnoticed first in the judiciary – Destry established a Twitter account in late February. Appropriately named after his @DIV_FY | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 15th at 03:25 PM  | 

While authorities positively identified the charred remains of former Los Angeles police officer and retired United States Naval reservist Christopher Dorner late Thursday, questions are now being raised on whether he qualifies for burial at a national cemetery with full military honors, according to The Press-Enterprise. Generally speaking, all military veterans in the United States automatically qualify for burial in a national cemetery. They also are entitled to a | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 14th at 07:26 AM  | 

The fiery death of former LA police officer and retired United States Naval reservist Christopher Dorner late Tuesday has left questions over who can collect the $1.2 million reward in his case, according to CBS News. As Dorner was cornered in a remote Big Bear cabin in California and presumably died in the ensuing fire, he was neither “captured” nor “convicted” as required by strict stipulations contained within | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 12th at 03:45 PM  | 

As authorities continue their manhunt for former LAPD police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, the Los Angeles Police Department has denied claims by the hacktivist collective Anonymous that its departmental website was attacked and brought down. “Anonymous Operation USA | Target: DOWN | http://www.LAPDonline.org  | #Anonymous #OpUSA #FTP #Revolution,” the group tweeted. “No they didn’t,” LAPD Sgt. Frank Preciado told the Los Angeles Times late Monday in quickly refuting the group’s claims. Anonymous is | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 11th at 10:57 AM  | 

As authorities continue their manhunt for former LAPD police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, the hacktivist collective Anonymous announced Monday through Pastebin their support of the alleged serial killer. Hello, officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, we are anonymous. As national headlines regarding the vigilante acts of former LAPD officer Christopher Jordan Dorner continue to intensify, we have decided amongst ourselves to pursue an appropriate recourse. And so we | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 11th at 08:48 AM  | 

  As police in southern California continue their manhunt Monday for alleged murderer and former LAPD officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, new details are emerging about his 11,000-word plus manifesto. Experts consulted by the L.A. Daily News said the writing is indicative of an intelligent and opinionated man “whose mind has unraveled, likely due to mental illness, paranoia and possibly unresolved trauma.” For those that wish to read Christopher Dorner’s uncensored manifesto, | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 4th at 06:46 AM  | 

View slideshow: Bill Lewis of AM 740 WSBR covering the Presidential Debate According to a study released by the school on Thursday, the final presidential debate hosted by Lynn University on October 22nd, produced $13.1 million in immediate economic impact for the Palm Beach County economy. This includes approximately $1.7 million in elevated spending by local residents, a 22 percent increase in bed taxes and more than $63 million in | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 4th at 06:39 AM  | 

Since first elected Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater, (R-FL) has advocated for reforms in the state contracting system. In a system that spends more than $50 billion of taxpayer dollars annually, Atwater announced Thursday that he has increased transparency via the Florida Accountability Contract Tracking System or ‘FACTS’ and accountability through the audit last fiscal year of 600 contracts and grant agreements. Now Atwater is asking the legislature | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  February 4th at 06:34 AM  | 

At the quarterly meeting of the Medicaid and Public Assistance Fraud Strike Force on Wednesday, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary David Wilkins announced the results of a study commissioned by the Strike Force to measure fraud in the Florida’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—a federal program run according to guidelines mandated by the federal government. Compiled by ERS Group, the study found a 7.5 percent rate | Read More »

By: William E. Lewis Jr. (Diary)  |  January 17th at 06:20 AM  | 

2,140 days without freedom. Retired FBI agent Robert Levinson devoted almost three decades of service to his country and the citizens of the United States.  A career that deserved honors has instead resulted in almost six years as a hostage in a foreign country. Until his disappearance in March 2007, Levinson, 64, resided with his wife and seven children in Coral Springs.  Working as a private investigator, | Read More »