Negotiated Justice: Convictions difficult, plea bargains plentiful in sex assault cases
Numbers vary, but studies have found arrests are made in less than 20% of the sexual assaults that are reported – and many are not reported at all.
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‘The smoke has to clear': Pino murder-for-hire defendant recorded by FBI talking to cooperating co-conspirator
As the FBI built its case against men they suspected were hired by prominent South Florida developer Sergio Pino to murder his wife, one of the men agreed in July to cooperate, making a recorded call to the man he said recruited him to form what the FBI called one of two “murder crews.”
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‘It can't fall on deaf ears': Hundreds of Aventura condo owners worried about losing their homes
Every week, we receive complaints from homeowners who say their condo associations are not working well and that the new law passed after the Surfside collapse has only made their problems worse. NBC6 Investigates spoke to some of the legislators working to change the law.
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Broward man finds his vacant lot offered for sale by would-be scammer
NBC6 Investigates a scheme targeting vacant lots across South Florida
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Landlocked: They paid $350k for a lot – but they may not be able to build on it
What seemed like a great investment opportunity in South Florida’s hot real estate market now has one couple asking for their money back.
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‘It's not right': Heron Pond residents facing tough choices after being ordered out
The remaining residents at Heron Pond Condominium have until Aug. 29 to vacate their homes after the city of Pembroke Pines deemed buildings unsafe. NBC6 Investigates how the complex got to this point and the allegations against the previous board.
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Sergio Pino's ‘insane delusion' invalidates his will, his widow claims
The suicide of multi-millionaire developer Sergio Pino ended the murder-for-hire case that was being built against him by the FBI and federal prosecutors, but it has now touched off a battle over his estate that played out Friday in Miami-Dade probate court.
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‘It's Not Fair' – Fraud targeting services for children with autism
A South Florida woman was accused of cheating on a certification exam and billing for services not provided to autistic kids.
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Sergio Pino's ‘murder crews' were assembled by two middlemen close to home: FBI
When prominent developer Sergio Pino sought what the FBI called “murder crews” to kill his wife, he allegedly did not look far for the men now accused of assembling them.
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Veteran says police showed up to her home looking for a man already in custody
A South Florida veteran says she was terrified when police showed up at her door with weapons drawn, searching for a man she’s never heard of.
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Poisoning, arson, stalking allegations in divorce of prominent South Florida developer
NBC6 investigates allegations of poisoning, arson and stalking in a divorce case involving Sergio Pino, the head of a building empire in Miami-Dade County.
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Family demands answers after they say Miami police shot and killed their dog
A family is looking for answers after they say a Miami police officer shot and killed their dog at a public park in April.
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Questions remain over fatal fire training in Miami-Dade, 21 years after similar tragedy
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue training exercise that claimed the life of a firefighter’s son wasn’t the first of its kind to go wrong or end in tragedy, NBC 6 Investigates reports.
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County asks landowner to make changes, pay fee after NBC6 investigation into Rock Pit Lake project
Chunks of concrete are piling up and headed for eternal submersion into what was once the jewel of a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood: Rock Pit Lake.
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Woman says letter sent to Trump ex-aide Navarro resulted in suspicious request for money
A letter of support sent to imprisoned former Trump aide Peter Navarro resulted in a text message with PayPal link tied to a fellow inmate, a convicted fraudster.
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‘A tragic year': First responders warn boaters after string of accidents
First responders say peak boating season in South Florida only recently got underway, and already they are concerned about the number of accidents, injuries and deaths on the water.
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Police reports list former MDFR lieutenant as suspect in hidden camera investigation
NBC6 Investigators learned new details about the investigation into a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lieutenant who allegedly placed hidden cameras inside fire station bathrooms.
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Engineers hired by Champlain Towers South go public with where they think first failure occurred
For the first time, engineers who investigated the collapse of Champlain Towers South are going public with the evidence they say points to where the first failure in the structure occurred just minutes before the building came down, killing 98 people.
