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• 28 Migrants Taken into Custody After Landing in Florida Keys

  29-05-2022 15:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  After multiple migrant landings in the Florida Keys, 28 Cuban migrants were taken into custody on Sunday. Several groups of migrants made landfall in homemade vessels, all being taken into custody in a 12-hour period, according to Border Patrol. No injuries were reported, according to Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Teen Driver Arrested For Unlawful Use of Red and Blue Lights, Pointing Lasers at BSO Pilot

  29-05-2022 14:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An 18-year-old driver was arrested Friday night after using red and blue flashing lights to unlawfully stop traffic for a car show in Fort Lauderdale. According to Fort Lauderdale police, units were notified by the Broward Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit of a vehicle with red and blue flashing lights at around 11:58 p.m. This vehicle appeared to be involved in...
  
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• Palm Beach Gallery Owner Charged With Peddling Fake Art Pieces

  29-05-2022 11:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Federal prosecutors say a Florida gallery owner has been arrested on federal charges for peddling fake art pieces, claiming the cheap reproductions were in fact originals by Andy Warhol, Banksy, Roy Lichtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat and others. A complaint filed in South Florida federal court Thursday accuses Palm Beach art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz of mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Bouaziz is a French citizen of Algerian descent. He was ordered released on $500,000 bail after a
  
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• Miami-Dade Judge Gives Initial OK to $1B Deal in Surfside Condo Collapse

  29-05-2022 11:46 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Florida judge has given initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people died. The quick settlement Saturday of the unprecedented collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South building means that potentially years of court battles will be avoided. The agreement had been announced on Friday and had been awaiting Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman's approval.
  
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