Ben Wieder

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Where is Carlos? An American family caught in the immigration crackdown A Mexican national was moved to more than a dozen detention centers in the last five months. His American wife has followed him each time.

NEW: Where is Carlos?
An American family caught in the immigration crackdown. Powerful reporting by Churchill Ndonwie www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

As Epstein’s cushy jail sentence raised concerns, his lawyers went on charm offensive The Epstein Files show how his attorneys mixed personal and business relationships with prosecutors who had agreed to settle Epstein’s case.

ICYMI: With drinks, social visits Jeffrey Epstein’s high-powered lawyers sought to influence federal prosecutors even after his deal, as the financier’s cushy jail sentence raised concerns, w/@jkbjournalist amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

As Epstein’s cushy jail sentence raised concerns, his lawyers went on charm offensive The Epstein Files show how his attorneys mixed personal and business relationships with prosecutors who had agreed to settle Epstein’s case.

NEW: As Epstein’s cushy jail sentence raised concerns, his lawyers went on charm offensive, w/ @jkbjournalist.bsky.social
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SEC was investigating Epstein’s financial activities, new file release shows Epstein claimed that his wealth was derived from managing money for wealthy clients, and famously bragged that he only took on billionaires.

NEW: SEC was investigating Epstein before his death, Epstein Files reveal
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Shock and Awe (2017) ⭐ 6.4 | Biography, Drama, History 1h 30m | R

It was certainly not his most memorable work, but I will always appreciate Rob Reiner spotlighting the work of my predecessors at what would become the McClatchy DC Bureau. When I met him soon after the film’s release he was, not surprisingly, a real mensch m.imdb.com/title/tt5540...

Jeffrey’s journalists: Epstein emails reveal cozy relationship with two reporters Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s close interactions with reporters and how Michael Wolff counseled him after the Miami Herald’s South Florida investigation.

NEW: Jeffrey’s journalists: Epstein emails reveal cozy relationship with two reporters www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Haunted by Brightline: A conductor got his dream job. Then people started dying. “What’s your body count?” someone asked the conductor on Instagram. “16,” he responded, like he was providing his shirt size.

Haunted by Brightline: Powerful story of a former conductor for the Florida high speed rail company plagued by memories of all the people his trains killed, via @brittanywallman.bsky.social & @semerriam.bsky.social www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

New shutdown problem: Miami is the U.S. capital for seniors on food stamps Florida is warning families not to expect their EBT cards to be reloaded next month, increasing pressure on Congress to end the government shutdown.

NEW @miamiherald.com:

Seniors in Miami-Dade — the county with the highest share of food stamp beneficiaries with one elderly member in the household — risk going hungry as federal government shutdown continues

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After death, Epstein victim describes toll of abuse — and advocacy In a posthumous memoir, Virginia Giuffre recounts a lifetime of abuse and significant legal and cultural victories against her most prominent alleged abusers.

After death, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre describes toll of abuse — and advocacy
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Epstein had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show Matthew Menchel, who spearheaded Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 criminal prosecution, left the DOJ in 2007 to take a job as a trial lawyer at Kobre & Kim. Epstein’s calendars show Menchel met with Epstein in ...

Epstein had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show, via @jkbjournalist.bsky.social & Claire Healy amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.

This is why you don't even accept a small snack from a source! www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...

‘Psychological warfare’: Internal data shows true nature of Alligator Alcatraz “Putting people in tents in the middle of the Everglades is a great tool to make them give up their cases,” said one immigration attorney

A month into his detention at Alligator Alcatraz, Daniel Ortiz Piñeda faced a stark choice: continue his legal fight for asylum or give it up to hopefully put an end to his extended stay at the makeshift immigration detention camp in the Everglades. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Researchers quietly planned a test to dim sunlight. They wanted to ‘avoid scaring’ the public. Hundreds of documents show how researchers failed to notify officials in California about a test of technology to block the sun’s rays — while they planned a much huger sequel.

EXCLUSIVE: A team of researchers in California drew notoriety last year with an aborted test of a cloud-making machine.  

But behind the scenes, they were planning a larger and potentially riskier study of tech that could dim the sun's rays, internal documents show. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Donald Trump remakes American diplomacy in Florida’s image One out of every three ambassador-level nominees come from Florida, top campaign donors, Mar-a-Lago regulars and personal friends of the president.

NEW: One-third of President Trump's nominated ambassadors hail from his adopted home state of Florida as the president sidelines career diplomats, slashes the State Department and has dismantled USAID www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...

Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Bondi made changes to DOJ policy. Her former client Pfizer might have benefited The Justice Department changed its policy on foreign corruption cases, which might have put an end to investigations into the pharmaceutical company.

NEW: Pam Bondi changed DOJ’s policy on foreign corruption cases. Then her former client Pfizer’s investigation went away www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Update: The Florida Bar submitted a filing last Friday saying it supports Brad Schandler's request to give up his law license. It would put an end into the investigation into the attorney following our "Rigged" project.

Clients say Miami lawyer disappeared, Florida Bar didn’t warn them of his past “They could have put a stop to this a long time ago and would have saved a lot of people a lot of money and a lot of problems.”

Here’s my original story about attorney Jay Farrow www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Florida Bar seeks suspension of Coral Gables attorney accused of fleecing clients Coral Gables attorney Jay Farrow has been accused by more than a dozen clients of misconduct.

New: The FL Bar is seeking an emergency suspension for an attorney who was the subject of my @MiamiHerald investigation last year www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a..., via Jay Weaver

Florida lawyer writes rules to win condo auctions for $100. Judges let him do it. Mystery bidders Louis Katz and Kitty Lefkowitz help attorney Brad Schandler win. Are they real?

Read our original investigation into Brad Schandler here www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...

Attorney who was subject of Herald investigation asks to have law license revoked The Herald’s reporting found nearly 30 cases in which the Hollywood lawyer used a series of unconventional tactics to game the foreclosure process.

NEW: The Florida attorney who was the focus of our “Rigged” investigation last year into the manipulation of foreclosure proceedings has volunteered to give up his law license for 5 years to end a FL Bar investigation, w/Brittany Wallman
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‘This sorority that none of us asked to join’: Victims head to NYC for Maxwell sentencing Some have come from overseas, some from only a couple hours away. But their journey can’t be measured in the miles they have traveled. It can be measured in the mental hurdles they have overcome. The ...

Virginia Giuffre is at least the second Epstein victim to die in the last couple years. This is the story I wrote ahead of Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing on the difficult path victims faced on the way to justice www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

The CEO appointed by the creditor will be the CEO of a to be formed subsidiary

The company's creditors will appoint a new CEO to try to collect on its claims after Ruiz's company faced the possibility of default last year. The company also downgraded the value of its assets significantly.

UM booster John Ruiz’s company says it could close within a year The admissions represent a stunning decline for the company, which went public in May 2022 with an eye-popping valuation of more than $32 billion.

NEW: The end appears to be nearing for UM booster John Ruiz's insurance claims company, w/Jay Weaver www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

Lobbyist And Government Contractor Bought JD Vance’s Home For $170,000 Over Asking Price The buyer, a Trump appointee during his first term, denies any political motive—calling the $1.9 million deal purely market-driven.

Reported yesterday that a lobbyist and government contractor bought JD Vance’s home for $170,000 over asking price

Here's how we were able to determine who bought Vance's home--

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Florida corporate landlord with ties to Hermès heirs settles PPP fraud case Thibault Adrien and Lafayette RE Management LLC , to pay the government $680,000 as part of the settlement.

New: Florida corporate landlord with ties to Hermès heirs settles PPP fraud case www.miamiherald.com/news/busines...

M(ostly) C(losed) P(ublic) S(chools) #MCPS

Bondi lobbied for China-backed company that has active case against U.S. government Tampa company iGas USA filed a petition against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 which is being defended by the U.S. Justice Department.

If confirmed to be U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi would oversee the U.S. Department of Justice. That could pit one of her attorneys against a company that Bondi lobbied on behalf of last year. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...