Amy Viteri
Investigative Reporter at WTVJ-TV (Miami, FL)
Amy Viteri, Emmy-winning journalist. Investigative reporter in Miami. GW & Miami Hurricane alum.
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3 weeks ago |
nbcmiami.com | Amy Viteri |Jamie Guirola
After the Trump administration announced its plan to implement new travel bans within the next few days, many South Florida families fear it could put long-awaited reunions and their futures on hold. The order includes a full travel ban on nationals from 12 countries - including Afghanistan, Haiti, and the Republic of Congo - and partial restrictions on seven others, including Cuba and Venezuela.
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4 weeks ago |
nbcmiami.com | Amy Viteri
A South Florida woman is taking legal action after she says she spent nearly two weeks in mental health institutions for no legitimate reason. Demoree Hadley claims in a recently filed lawsuit it was all orchestrated by her own mother and says others who should have protected her failed her. Hadley shared body camera video and dozens of pages of her medical records, she says, support her case.
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1 month ago |
nbcmiami.com | Amy Viteri
A South Florida woman is taking legal action claiming she was held in mental institutions for nearly two weeks - for no legitimate reason. The case centers around Florida's Baker Act, a state law by which people can be taken involuntarily for a mental health evaluation, if, among other reasons, they are a risk to themselves or others. In her lawsuit, Demoree Hadley claims that was not the case.
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2 months ago |
nbcmiami.com | Amy Viteri
Police body-worn cameras have become a critical tool when it comes to documenting officers interacting with the public. One local police department is equipped with upgraded camera technology with the goal, they say, of building more trust in the community they serve. The cameras can provide a look into what really happens in police encounters, when they're used properly.
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2 months ago |
nbcmiami.com | Amy Viteri
A Doral man was arrested after authorities said he posed as a licensed plastic surgeon and performed a procedure on a woman that left her disfigured. Manuel Jose Lazzaro, 58, was arrested Thursday on a charge of unlicensed health care causing serious bodily injury, an arrest report said. Miami-Dade CorrectionsAccording to the report, a woman told investigators she found Lazzaro on social media and came to Miami from Orlando in September.
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