A suspect in the Hammocks Homeowners Association fraud case appeared in court before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Friday in Miami-Dade County.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is holding a press conference Thursday to announce the most recent arrest in the ongoing investigation into the Hammocks Community Association.

A former official with the county-owned Jackson Health System is facing a criminal charge after Miami-Dade prosecutors said he awarded contracts to a vendor in exchange for cash and gifts.

A 40-year-old woman was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Saturday after one of her victims helped authorities unravel the web of lies she told fellow Colombian women to lure them to brothels in Miami-Dade County, according to prosecutors.

The U.S. Department of Justice has released video footage Monday showcasing “Operation We Will Find You,” a nationwide initiative involving federal, state, and local agencies aimed at rescuing missing children from danger.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced in a news release Friday that her office’s Price Gouging Hotline is operational and ready to respond to any complaints of price gouging following the state of emergency declared this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the arrest Wednesday of Lazaro Valle-Villar on four voting-related felonies directly linked to his registration as a voter in Miami-Dade County despite being a non-citizen.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the arrest of a 27-year-old man Thursday, who they say is accused of trafficking a disabled woman for sex.

A 48-year-old woman was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday accused of stealing real estate from a victim she met while working as a home health care worker.

A Miami-Dade assistant state attorney resigned after a judge disqualified him over alleged prosecutorial misconduct that surfaced in the case of the former leader of the Miami Liberty City’s John Doe gang.

A former election opponent’s allegation, lodged on a local podcast in November, that a then-Miami commissioner offered him a lucrative sum in exchange for an endorsement may shed light on why she’s now facing a criminal investigation.

A former member of the Miami-Dade School Board was arrested Thursday morning.

Miami-Dade County prosecutors announced an arrest Tuesday in what they described as an elderly exploitation case targeting a visually-impaired victim.

Miami-Dade prosecutors announced Thursday that they arrested a man and woman in a human trafficking investigation they said played out like a spy movie script.

A 65-year-old man is facing charges on Friday for allegedly defrauding a 94-year-old woman out of her home and social security benefits in Miami-Dade County, prosecutors said.

The Miami Beach Police Department announced on Thursday that police officers arrested dozens of suspects and seized guns, cash, and drugs during a 6-week operation in South Beach.

Video obtained by Local 10 News shows a suspect vandalizing a pro-Israel sign placed outside of a Miami Beach business.

A Spanish-language flyer sent to Broward residents by suspended Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla disparages State Attorney Harold Pryor, who filed the criminal case against the ex-official.

A 41-year-old Miami man has been rearrested on human trafficking charges following an undercover investigation in California, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales announced Friday in a news release.

The man accused of hurling hate outside a South Florida synagogue went before a judge on Tuesday.

A man with “YEHSHUA” and “YHWH” tattoos on his face recently stood outside of an Orthodox synagogue to blow a horn in Sunny Isles Beach, police said.

Nerelis Leiva who was working as a receptionist at a doctor’s office when she met her 82-year-old victim and his partner was set to appear in court on Wednesday in Miami-Dade County, according to prosecutors.

Detectives accused two women — including one who was working as a receptionist at a doctor’s office — of stealing a senior’s identity to get into a bank account and try to sell a house in Miami.

A former Miami-Dade County Commission candidate has been arrested.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle on Friday announced the arrest of a 34-year-old woman for allegedly exploiting an 84-year-old male veteran.

A man has been charged in the January murders of a homeless man and woman on the streets of Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced Thursday.

A longtime Miami-Dade traffic court clerk faced three felony charges Friday after prosecutors accused him of taking traffic fine payments — meant to go to the county — for himself.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's newest law into effect in Israel on Thursday.

Five men have been arrested nearly two years after a shooting outside a graduation party in Kendall left three people dead and five others injured, authorities announced Friday.

Local 10 News has reported several stories from South Florida residents frustrated by their condo and homeowners associations and property management companies.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle was set to announce charges in an elderly exploitation case Friday afternoon.

A 68-year-old Miami Beach doctor is faced several charges Friday, including human trafficking and child solicitation, after prosecutors accused him of paying for sex from two teens on Tinder.

A jury of three men and three women is deliberating in the battery trial of a Miami Beach police officer on Wednesday afternoon in Miami-Dade County court.

There is a joint effort that includes prosecutors, elected officials, and state lawmakers to protect the millions of Floridians who are living in communities with condominium and homeowners associations.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced Tuesday that her office would file battery charges against a 15-year-old boy seen on a widely-shared video beating a 9-year-old girl on a school bus.

Fired Hialeah Police Officer Rafael Quinones Otaño, 27, appeared in bond court Friday, a day after the Miami-Dade state attorney announced he was being charged for allegedly beating a handcuffed homeless man.

Two Hialeah police officers and a civilian are being charged after a homeless man was handcuffed and beaten unconscious last month, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced Thursday.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle was set to announce an arrest Thursday in what her office described as a “human trafficking extradition and rescue.”

Police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy was shot on Saturday in Homestead.

Former Hammocks Homeowners Association President Marglli Gallego, who was arrested last year for misappropriating funds, appeared in court once again Wednesday, one day after prosecutors charged her and four other board members in what they described as an “organized crime scheme.”

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is holding a news conference Tuesday afternoon to announce the arrests of past and present board members of the Hammocks Homeowners Association.

Eight elevator mechanics in Miami-Dade County are accused of paying hundreds of dollars to have someone else take required state certification exams, now they and two others are facing charges.

A 24-year-old man faces first degree murder charges in the deadly shooting of a beloved grandmother.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that they are prepared to respond to any complaints of price gouging in the county following the state of emergency that was declared last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

An undercover sting operation by Miami Beach police led to the arrest of a woman who sold fraudulently-obtained disabled parking placards for up to $200 a piece, according to the office of Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.

A retired Hialeah firefighter is accused of selling American Heart Association life support certifications without giving recipients the proper training, potentially making hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Friday.

According to the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, 52-year-old Marko Dejanovic represented himself as a real estate developer, investor and lender.

3 people are charged with defrauding Miami-Dade County out of grant money.

Three corrections officers were denied bond Friday by a Miami-Dade County judge, a day after they were arrested and charged with the death of an inmate who they are accused of beating.

Three prison workers have been arrested following the February beating death of an inmate at the Dade Correctional Institution, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

South Florida is a hot spot because we have multiple airports, ports, and we are a major tourist destination which means lots of visitors and lots of money.

A 56-year-old woman is facing criminal charges after detectives found she took advantage of an 84-year-old widow she met as a Maspons Funeral Home employee in Miami-Dade County, authorities announced on Wednesday.

A 32-year-old woman is accused of helping a man charged with human trafficking and prostitution by speaking with him in jail about how to intimidate a witness.

State attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is promising to investigation allegations of voter fraud, announcing the activation of a voter protection hotline and task force.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office officially charged real estate agent Willy Suarez Maceo with several murders Friday, labeling him a serial killer and preying on the homeless.

Normally, Miami-Dade’s Public Defender Carlos Martinez and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, are on opposite sides of the criminal justice system.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has recused herself from the probe into corruption claims against elected City of Miami officials that were made last year by ousted Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, documents obtained Tuesday by Local 10 News show.

Three officers from different police departments are facing charges in three cases after investigations by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement revealed wrongdoing, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Tyrone Derise Smith Jr., 35, a former Clerk of Courts supervisor in Miami-Dade County has been arrested on accusations that he stole more than $100,000 in court fees over a two-year period.

A strong message was delivered Tuesday by Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Edwin Lopez.

A third teenager has been arrested for making threats against a South Florida school.

Video showing Miami Beach police officers taunting a handcuffed suspect has raised eyebrows across South Florida since it aired exclusively on Local 10 News on Friday.

Detectives say Nelson Ronaldo Garcia-Medina, 20, used the name of a person killed in the tragedy to buy a $130 pair of Jordan sneakers.

Law enforcement and prosecutors took three people into custody Wednesday in connection with the stolen identities of victims of the Surfside condo collapse.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Chief Judge Nushin G. Sayfie issued an order on Thursday to temporarily halt all jury trials.

A Miami nonprofit that encourages Black men to engage in community activism is planning to hold a news conference in Miami Beach about the recent arrests of tourists from New York and Kentucky at the Royal Palm Hotel in South Beach.

The video shows officers surrounding Dalonta Crudup and slamming his head into the ground. Khalid Vaughn, who is filming the incident, gets tackled and punched repeatedly by officers.

Five Miami Beach police officers are facing battery charges in connection with the rough arrests of two men last week, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced Monday.

Two men have been arrested and face first-degree murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Florida International University honor student and freelance photographer Michael Zaldua.

As displaced residents figured out how they are going to move out of Crestview Towers, Miami-Dade's state attorney visited the condo.

Officials say prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building.

Authorities have confirmed that three people have been arrested after illegally selling a plot of land owned by an elderly woman, which has been owned by her family for years.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested but his mother appears to have fled the country after the duo exploited their 93-year-old uncle from Hialeah, leaving him penniless, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced on Friday.

A former sergeant and officer have been charged for allegedly smuggling contraband items into the Miami-Dade County state prison and being compensated by inmates.

Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle stood with the family of a slain 6-year-old girl on Monday to ask the public for help with solving the case.

Law enforcement officials will be stepping up patrols in parts of Miami that have been the most affected by gun violence, officials announced Friday.

Officers arrested a former city of Opa-locka employee on Thursday who is accused of stealing nearly $117,000 of taxpayer’s money in about three years.

According to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez, four individuals ranging from 26 years old to 31 years old have been charged for an organized fraudulent scheme involving Walmart wire transfers.

Two Hialeah Police Department officers are facing criminal charges after investigators accused them of writing false tickets and submitting those tickets as evidence of alleged traffic violations, Miami-Dade officials announced on Wednesday.

HIALEAH, Fla. – Prosecutors say they’re pursuing hate crime charges against a South Florida doctor accused of attacking a Hispanic man at a supermarket in Hialeah. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced Monday that her office is charging Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright with battery with prejudice and two other counts. Police said Wright caused $567.64 worth of damage to the trunk of the victim’s car, and the rear passenger-side door. According to the arrest report, the incident didn’t stop there and Wright punched the victim in the face as he took out his phone to call 911. We are even more concerned that the State Attorney’s statements may be calculated to influence potential jurors in this case.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other local leaders held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss what they are calling the “gun violence epidemic” in the area and to raise awareness about the ongoing investigation of a shooting that left a 6-year-old girl dead last month. Levine Cava said the gun violence in Miami-Dade County is a “public health crisis and we need to treat it that way.”She said early intervention and assistance from the community will help curb violent crimes. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle also spoke at the event. AdThe shooting also left two adults injured, including an employee of the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez reiterated the mayor’s statements about working together to bring justice for victims of gun violence and to stop violent crimes in the area.

HIALEAH, Fla. – A Hialeah couple, who was allegedly creating homemade pornography videos, was arrested and charged with human trafficking as well as sexually abusing, raping and exploiting a 16-year-old-girl. Roberto Cuesta, 27, and Julietta Vado, 23, allegedly were creating videos then posting the pornography on their OnlyFans site. The teenager told investigators Cuesta and Vado were aware of her age and also knew she was high on narcotics at the time. She said the video was posted on the website OnlyFans, where the couple sell homemade pornography. AdLocal 10 News was told that Cuesta and Vado have made about $6,000 from their OnlyFans account.

MIAMI – Benjamin Kapelushnik, better known as Benjamin Kickz, was at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday afternoon facing a charge stemming from a brutal beating at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. “Internet fame or celebrity grants no one the right to violate the law,” State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle wrote on Twitter after announcing her decision to charge the social media influencer with strong-arm robbery, a second-degree felony. A witness said Alemu, 19, told Kapelushnik that he had not taken a picture of him, but he didn’t believe him. Prosecutors said Alemu still needs to undergo surgery nearly a week after the attack. “The actions that put a young man in the hospitals are crimes, plain and simple,” Fernandez Rundle wrote.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade police and the State Attorney’s office announced that a cold case murder has been solved. 45-year-old Berkley Calvin Curtis is facing a second-degree murder charge, arrested for the 2001 killing of his ex-girlfriend, 26-year-old Rebecca Peña. “It’s a very circumstantial case,” Rundle told Loal 10′s Liane Morejon. Police said weights were found inside the suitcase, an apparent effort to make sure it would sink. “Any nugget of information will help us in this case,” Rundle said.

MIAMI, Fla. – A Dade Correctional Institution sergeant was charged after allegedly making a deal with an undercover Miami-Dade Police officer to take cocaine into the facility in exchange for $3,000. Dade Correctional Institution Sergeant Travis Thompson was charged with one count of cocaine trafficking, according to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, who said her office worked with MDPD on the narcotics investigation. Thompson, who Rundle said in a statement, has worked for the Florida Department of Corrections since 2015, made contact with an undercover MDPD officer. It is alleged that he then agreed to accept $3,000 and an amount of cocaine with “the intention of bringing the cocaine into the Dade Correctional Institution premises.” Rundle said when Thompson took the cocaine and cash he was arrested. “Bringing drugs into a prison is like lighting a match near an open container of gasoline, dangerous and foolish,” Fernandez Rundle said.

MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. – A Hialeah man who fled to Panama after his involvement in two car crashes, one killing a pedestrian, was captured while on his way to Cuba, investigators said Friday. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office and Miami Springs police said that Eddy Enrique Nuñez, 54, was involved in a three-car accident on Jan. 4, 2020, then fled that scene in Miami Springs. After leaving that scene, he crashed a few blocks away after losing control of his car and then ran over a pedestrian. Miami Springs police said Nuñez dragged Tracy Berry, 43, under his car for several blocks, killing her. Nuñez is charged with vehicular homicide and is being held in Miami-Dade County’s Turner Guilford Knight Correction Center on a $15,000 bond.

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – A family is mourning the loss of Lindy Bell, described as kind-hearted and dedicated. The 53-year-old mom, who had worked for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office for more than three decades, died on Tuesday after a fire broke out at her home in North Miami. She lived there with her only son and her 95-year-old motherAccording to family, it was that son, Brandon, who was able to get his grandmother outside to safety during the blaze. He then went back in — through fire and thick smoke — to try to save his mother. “Lindy served her community as a parent and as a child support employee,” State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Former North Miami Beach Commissioner Frantz Pierre has been sentenced to two years of community control with a GPS monitor followed by four years of reporting probation for taking bribes from a strip club owner, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. According to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, Pierre pleaded guilty to taking $12,500 in bribes from the business owner for his city commission vote to allow extended after-hours liquor sales at the strip club. Pierre also pleaded guilty to stealing $2,000 from the city through a fraudulent grant application, prosecutors said. Neither I nor the skilled investigators of my Public Corruption Task Force will ever allow that to happen.”Prosecutors said Pierre pleaded guilty to all charges. Pierre has been ordered to repay the stolen $2,000 to the city and has since resigned from his commission seat.

Postal inspectors are in Miami-Dade checking for any mail-in ballots in backlog as the clock ticks toward an Election Day deadline of 7 p.m. Tuesday. Postal Service] assures us all ballots have been delivered,” Deputy Supervisor of Elections Suzy Trutie said Monday morning. “The person who sent me the video is an employee of the postal service,” McGee said. Postal Service. Voters are urged to check the status of their mail-in ballots as there is still time to clear up any issues.

Here is @CityofMiami Police Officer Daniel Ubeda, in full uniform with badge and gun wearing his Trump mask inside of the polling location in government center. “The City of Miami and the Miami Police Department do not support or endorse any candidate for political party or elected office,” Suarez said. “It is our mission to provide impartial police services to everyone regardless of political affiliation.”Colina said that Ubeda will be disciplined for the actions. At last check, there has been no actions taken by Colina or the department concerning the incident. We are aware of the photograph being circulated of a Miami Police officer wearing a political mask in uniform.

MIAMI – The now-closed United Martial Arts Academy in Homestead defrauded a local government program to help children in need of about $300,000 between 2015 and 2017, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Investigators believe the academy, co-owned by Enrique Regalado and Kelly Mendoza, was defrauding The Children’s Trust, which has been funded by taxpayers in Miami-Dade County since 2002. State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle released a statement saying The Children’s Trust reported the case to investigators and prosecutors. “The alleged theft of Children’s Trust funds hurts those kids who need help the most,” Fernandez Rundle said. The Children’s Trust reported the 2020-21 general fund budget allocated $157.5 million to contracted programs in Miami-Dade County.

MIAMI, Fla. – A 7-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting in July was the victim of a grievance between the young girl’s older brother and two other men, according to the state attorney’s office. One of the two suspects charged in the drive by shooting of Alana Washington was in court Thursday. The person who shot and killed Alana and injured 3 others, according to Rundle, was Jaris Baker-Flanders, 23, who was apprehended in Georgia. WATCH: Miami-Dade State Attorney holds news conference giving details on July drive-by shooting. Alana’s mother Niecey Drayton told Local 10 she has been waiting for this day since the drive by shooting in Brownsville.

MIAMI A man accused of coming to Miami Beach ahead of the Super Bowl and trafficking a 17-year-old online for sex has been arrested. Prosecutors say Carter and the 17-year-old are from Georgia but were down in South Florida ahead of this years Super Bowl when detectives were conducting an undercover operation to uncover sex trafficking. Miami Beach detectives looked through online escort postings and said they found evidence connecting Carter to the sale of the 17-year-old for sexual services. Police recovered the victim but Carter got away in a car that he eventually left behind. Miami Beach Detectives and all the human trafficking task force partners did a fantastic job investigating this case and obtaining the evidence leading to this arrest.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is facing off against opponent Melba Pearson Tuesday as she seeks an eighth term in office. Fernandez Rundle has been Miami-Dades state attorney since 1993 and has come under criticism for never charging an on-duty police officer with murder in her 27 years in office. The shower was so hot that his skin separated from his body, their letter to the Department of Justice stated. Fernandez Rundle maintained that the civil arena requires a lower standard of proof than the criminal arena. We have to be able to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt, she said.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Orozcos deportation undercut the very credibility of the criminal justice system. Neither I nor our law enforcement partners could ever allow that to stand, Fernandez Rundle said in a statement. Miami-Dade prosecutors in the extradition section of the legal unit worked closely with the Coral Gables Police Department and the Department of Justice Office of International Affairs. Officers arrested him Sept. 11, 2018 and ICE deported him 13 days later. This criminal case will finally be resolved in a courtroom, Fernandez Rundle said.

MIAMI An officers actions during a 2018 arrest are being scrutinized. Attorney Sebastian Ohanian said the officers use of force isnt justified. Melba Pearson, a former prosecutor who is seeking to unseat Miami-Dade County State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, said she agrees with Ohanian. Fernandez Rundle did not comment on the ongoing investigation. RELATED STORY: Video of Miami-Dade arrest shows officer kneeling on man who says I cant breathe

Voters across South Florida headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Primary Election. Some of the evening’s most watched races included a tight Broward Sheriff’s Office battle, Miami-Dade’s current State Attorney keeping her long-held post, and the Broward Clerk of Courts re-election despite doubts after criticisms and bizarre behavior. See the complete list of race results for South Florida (results may take a few seconds to load):

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. A 17-year-old boy is facing serious charges after authorities said he sold a 14-year-old girl on social media for sex in exchange for cash and drugs. The State Attorneys Office said the teenage girl had run away from home weeks before she was trafficked by Javier Quintero. The teen said Quintero told her she could make $250 an hour by performing sexual acts with men in exchange for money. The girl told detectives that she would have up to five dates in one day. Authorities said Quintero provided the teen with a variety of drugs, as well, including MDMA, cocaine, marijuana and Percocet.

Joining the This Week in South Florida podcast are incumbent Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and challenger Melba Pearson, Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony and his opponent, former sheriff Scott Israel, and Miami-Dade candidate for District 26 seat Omar Blanco. Subscribe to the weekly TWISF Podcast on iOS or Android