Monthly Archives: February 2018
DELTA SUED FOR SEXUAL ASSUALT ON OVERSEAS FLIGHT
For decades transportation by airplane has been a necessity for travelers and business people alike. Those who travel often have likely accumulated stories over the years, some funny — some not, of the various incidents that can occur while traveling: like lost luggage, delayed flights, drunk pilots, intolerable weather, etc. How about incidents of… Read More »
Fatal Motorcycle Wreck In St. Petersburg
Police released very few details after an adult moped rider died in a crash near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. and 94th Avenue. They did indicate that there was a collision between a moped and a car, and that the driver remained at the scene. What Causes Florida Motorcycle Crashes? TBFTL, an… Read More »
Pensacola Woman Rear-Ends Stopped Car
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in which a woman smashed into another car that had paused for a passing funeral procession. Because of a hill, one woman did not notice that another 27-year-old Frisco City, Alabama woman had stopped in the road to allow a funeral procession on the other side… Read More »
THE PILL PUSHERS BEHIND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Every single day nearly 180 Americans die from an opioid overdose. This daily reminder remains yet pharmaceutical companies and doctors continue to push these gateways down the proverbial rabbit hole in the name of medicine. On October 26, 2017, President Trump finally declared America’s opioid crisis to be a “national emergency.” In too many… Read More »
DYING DECLARATION FROM WOMEN BRUTALLY STABBED LEADS TO ARRESTS
When the four delivery workers found the woman in the middle of the road, she was covered in so much blood that they couldn’t tell the color of her hair. Whoever had done this to her, authorities said later, had stabbed the 19-year-old repeatedly, then thrown her out of a car near a remote,… Read More »
TASK FORCE DETECTIVES CONVICTED OF ROBBERY & RACKETEERING
Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering, and conspiracy Monday in a trial that’s part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption among rogue members of the city’s beleaguered police force. Such cases of outrageous police misconduct are not as rare as some in the public may think. Many, many innocent lives… Read More »
US SWIMMING FAILS TO STOP PAST SEXUAL ASSAULT BY COACH
Another major US Olympic sports organization has been found to repeatedly fail to protect young athletes from sexual predators. A 2012 Olympic swimmer has accused her prominent former swim coach of sexually abusing her, a day after federal authorities searched the coach’s home for evidence he took sexually explicit photographs of her when she… Read More »
DON’T EVER SPEAK TO FEDERAL AGENTS ALONE, GET COUNSEL ASAP!
While President Trump and his inner circle have known that they have been under investigation for many months now, the fact of the matter is that most targets of a federal criminal investigation don’t find out about it until it’s too late. Nicholas G. Matassini is board certified in criminal trial law and represents… Read More »
US ATTORNEY JEFF SESSIONS TO TALK OPIOID CRISIS IN TAMPA
Each day, 175 Americans tragically lose their lives to opioid overdoses and thousands more struggle with opioid dependency. The growing epidemic crosses virtually all demographics, and with more than half a million related deaths recorded in the U.S. between 2000 and 2015, the crisis has officially been declared a public health emergency. The Matassini… Read More »
Large Truck Crash Kills Plant City Boy
A 12-year-old passenger was killed almost instantly when his mother’s BMW collided with an oncoming semi truck. The wreck occurred on State Highway 60 at the Bailey Road intersection in Mulberry. Police and witnesses state that 38-year-old Carlos Colchado, of Fort Meade, collided with 29-year-old Maricela Resendiz, of Plant City, as she attempted to… Read More »