Rafael Olmeda

5 days ago | sun-sentinel.com | Rafael Olmeda

The state’s official judicial ethics watchdog has filed formal charges against a newly elected Broward judge who promoted a salacious tell-all and a deepfake recording during her 2024 campaign. Lauren Peffer, whose term on the bench began in January after she won the August 2024 primary, campaigned on a platform of restoring public confidence in the judiciary.

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Rafael Olmeda

The state’s official judicial ethics watchdog has filed formal charges against a newly elected Broward judge who promoted a salacious tell-all and a deepfake recording during her 2024 campaign. Lauren Peffer, whose term on the bench began in January after she won a County Court judge seat in August 2024, campaigned on a platform of restoring public confidence in the judiciary.

5 days ago | sun-sentinel.com | Rafael Olmeda

The Florida Supreme Court is ordering a 10-day suspension for Broward County Judge Mardi Levey Cohen, who admits she spread unverified information about her political opponent in the 2022 election and led a church to believe its tax-exempt status with the IRS was in danger. The decision came eight months after the court rejected a more lenient agreement between Levey Cohen and the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, which polices the behavior of judges on and off the bench.

1 week ago | sun-sentinel.com | Rafael Olmeda

The Florida Legislature’s apparent commitment to statewide tax relief is going to leave local government scrambling to come up with cash to cover emergency, parks and health services for years to come — and it’s not too soon to start bracing for that potential impact, officials said this week. Broward County Administrator Monica Cepero said during Tuesday’s commission meeting that Tallahassee’s priorities will leave county government and most cities looking for ways to make up for lost revenue.

1 week ago | sun-sentinel.com | Rafael Olmeda

Alexander DelToro didn’t mean to kill his mother when he pulled out his gun. Sitting in front of a Broward jury Monday morning, DelToro, 33, insisted that he resorted to brandishing a firearm because he wanted to scare his violent and aggressive father who had gone for a weapon first. The Dec. 14, 2019, shooting death of Cindy Gale DelToro was a tragedy by every account.