by Sandy Rabin | Sep 26, 2017 | Rabin and Lopez, P.A. In the News
By Jay Weaver Convicted South Florida Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, a disbarred attorney who ran a $1.2 billion investment scheme out of his Fort Lauderdale law firm, will not be receiving a reduction in his 50-year prison sentence because he lied to federal...
by Sandy Rabin | Aug 9, 2017 | Rabin and Lopez, P.A. In the News
By Marc Freeman The prospect of convicted murder-for-hire schemer Dalia Dippolito heading home soon instead of starting a 16-year prison sentence is not as impossible as it sounds. While it’s rare to get bond during an appeal, it can happen. The law...
by Sandy Rabin | Jun 9, 2017 | Rabin and Lopez, P.A. In the News
By Nicholas Nehamas and Joey Flechas For months, Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Grieco insisted he was not involved in a mysterious political group raising money from developers, lobbyists and city vendors, just as he launched a surging campaign for mayor. “It is...
by Sandy Rabin | Mar 20, 2017 | Rabin and Lopez, P.A. In the News
By David Ovalle As most county employees struggled through the recession and pay cuts a few years ago, one guy seemed to be doing just fine — in fact, amazingly well. Ivan Valdes, a mid-level manager at Miami International Airport, showed up to work in a $69,000...
by Sandy Rabin | Jan 5, 2017 | Rabin and Lopez, P.A. In the News
By Jay Weaver Convicted of swindling millions from Miami-Dade County government, former airport maintenance director Ivan Valdes has otherwise lived a life of charity and generosity, according to his defense attorney. But the bad outweighed the good at his sentencing...