Dean Dinnard, right, speaks with defense lawyer Ken Padowitz before a bond hearing Thursday. Padowitz said he believes his client is innocent, suggesting that the older girl's denial is a strong indication the younger girl is not telling the truth. By Rafael Olmeda  - Sun Sentinel  - February 18, 2016 A Fort Lauderdale man accused of having sex with a girl under 12 after making her watch sexually explicit videos won't be jailed while he awaits trial after his defense lawyer [...]

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Click HERE for VIDEO Padowitz, said, "We hope the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is going to do the right thing and reinstate this officer with full back pay, with an apology for how the department treated this officer ...  FORT LAUDERDALE. Fla. (WSVN) -- A suspended Fort Lauderdale police officer who was charged for illegal narcotic activity was dismissed of his final charge by a judge, Friday morning. The police officer, Kevin Pisano, was arrested four years ago for giving four [...]

Click to WATCH VIDEO “He deemed, Judge Rothschild, that the evidence in this case had to be thrown out by the horrendous and illegal actions of the Fort Lauderdale police officers involved in this investigation,” said Padowitz. MIAMI (CBS 4 Miami) —  A case against against Fort Lauderdale Police officer charged with delivering prescription drugs to an informant has been dropped.  “It’s been an emotional and long ride financial burden too,” Officer Kevin Pisano said at an afternoon news conference. [...]

"If the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is bending the rules...when investigating one of their own officers, what are they doing with the average citizen...?"   -     Defense Lawyer Ken Padowitz Larry Barszewski  - Sun Sentinel Dec 3, 2015 A city police officer charged with delivering prescription drugs to an informant has had those charges dismissed by a judge, who ruled he was entrapped by the very department he served. Officer Kevin Pisano is still charged with possessing a controlled substance, a third-degree [...]

"This was not a fight. This was a brutal beating," said Stinson's attorney, Ken Padowitz, of Fort Lauderdale. Boxer Ordered To Pay $2 Million Jurors Side With Ex-UM Football Player Injured During Brawl In 2001 January 22, 2005|By Ihosvani Rodriguez Miami Bureau Their first fight was at a South Beach club three years ago, their rematch at a Miami-Dade County courtroom this week. In one corner of the courtroom sat former heavyweight boxing champion Shannon Briggs, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound [...]

"People sometimes only get one opportunity in life to really make a difference and to change the course of their future, and here is his opportunity" Author: Terrell Forney, Reporter, Local 10 Amanda Batchelor, Senior Digital Editor A South Florida homeless burglary suspect got his bond reduced this week thanks to his long-lost family members who he hasn't seen in decades. Jose Perez last saw his father and siblings when he was just 9 months old before his mother took him [...]

"Here we have an opportunity to maybe change this course of events." Wayne K. Roustan Sun Sentinel September 30th, 2015 Jose Frederick Perez Jr. finally has a place to call home. After decades of searching for him, his family found the 42-year-old homeless man — in the Broward County Jail. "[It was] very emotional to see him handcuffed, but I'm very happy," said a tearful Bertha Solorzano after attending her half-brother's court appearance Wednesday morning. The last time Perez's father [...]

By Rafael Olmeda Sun Sentinel September 4th, 2015 The summer has been a challenging one for Broward judges accused of misconduct. One has already been removed from her job and is fighting to get it back. Another is fighting to keep her job after the state's highest court rejected a lighter penalty for misconduct. And a third is hoping the same court will accept a suspension instead of a tougher sanction. The summer has been a challenging one for Broward judges accused of [...]