A New Yorker investigation and local reporting show how Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Palm Beach are woven into the Andrew Tate network, from recruitment to politics and legal fights.

An indictment unsealed June 10 alleges Pines Care co‑owner Dr. Jaynier Moya and staff created ghost patients and fed fabricated test results into clinical trial databases.

A 22-year-old arrested in late May now faces charges in seven additional Miami package thefts after video evidence linked him to porch thefts. Police are asking other victims to come forward.

A Miami woman was arrested after a man told police she pointed a gun at him at an Ocean Drive Airbnb, forced him onto I‑95 and took cash; she faces armed‑kidnapping and armed‑robbery charges.

A Miami Beach security guard is accused of taking a FIFA referee’s uniform from a hotel as match officials trained in the city ahead of the World Cup. Police are investigating.

Gov. DeSantis signed a death warrant for Dennis Michael Sochor, setting a July 14 execution at Florida State Prison in a decades‑old Broward murder that has drawn fresh attention. The victim’s body was never recovered and Sochor’s appeals have stretched for years.

A Monroe County deputy was injured and a Marathon man arrested after a 120‑mph chase that ended when an SUV struck a boulder on 39th Street.

A scuba diver was pronounced dead after an apparent emergency near the Jupiter inlet. Authorities say no foul play is suspected while an autopsy is pending.

A 19-year-old was arrested after deputies say he broke into a Silver Oak Drive home in Indian River Estates and assaulted a woman; a shotgun was recovered nearby.

A Miami medical‑supply owner got 17 years and $19M restitution after a jury found a kickback-driven brace scheme billed Medicare about $35M; a telemarketer received 7+ years.

Six men face federal charges after an alleged armed kidnapping that began at the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach parking garage; victims were reportedly tortured and extorted.

Boynton Beach police responded to a shooting near Quantum Boulevard east of Congress Avenue; residents were asked to avoid the area while officers investigated.

A West Palm Beach woman is jailed after police say she fired a handgun near a family — an infant was nearby — during a Palm Springs parking‑lot dispute.