Monthly Archives: June 2020
Music Producer Serving Sentence for Drug Trafficking Seeks to Overturn His Conviction
In 2020, it should be obvious to anyone that police officers who act as though the rules do not apply to them often get away with it and also that not everything that people post on social media is factually accurate enough to be used as the basis for a decision. The process of… Read More »
Leesburg Woman Sentenced to Four Years for Stealing and Selling Patients’ Information
In October 2019, Stacey Hendricks of Leesburg was arrested for selling confidential patient information she illegally obtained in the context of her medical billing job. On three separate occasions in 2019, Hendricks sold a total of 20 images of patient records to undercover agents in Orange County. In January 2020, she pleaded guilty to… Read More »
Miami LGBTQ Employment Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws employment discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” The inclusion of sex under this law has sparked debates as to whether it protects the LGBTQ+ community from discrimination as well, and whether sexual orientation and transgender status discrimination should fall under… Read More »
Former Miami-Dade Firefighter Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Sexual Relationship with 14-Year-Old Girl
In May 2018, an investigation began into an inappropriate relationship between Miami-Dade firefighter Kevin Kerlin and a Palm Beach County girl. Investigators discovered a series of texts exchanged between Kerlin, who was 45 at the time, and a 14-year-old girl, which referred to sexual contact between the two of them. In May 2020, Kerlin… Read More »
Broward Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Miami Dolphin Mark Walton in Domestic Violence Case After Pregnant Alleged Victim Refuses to Testify
In November 2019, Mark Walton of the Miami Dolphins was arrested after police responded to a domestic violence call at the residence in Davie that Walton shares with his girlfriend Jasmin Thompson. Thompson, who was five weeks pregnant at the time of the incident, alleged that Walton pushed her against a wall and struck… Read More »
