Bookmarks for September 17th

rakontur links for September 17th:

• Hit man takes the stand in ex-FBI agent's murder trial (Miami Herald) - The hit man admits he shot and killed Callahan and left his corpse in the trunk of a silver Cadillac at Miami International Airport. Martorano was ordered to kill Callahan by gangsters in Boston who feared Callahan might cooperate with investigators in another murder investigation.


• Strip club owner might sue Miami Beach, again (Miami Herald) - The owner of Miami Beach's only strip club said he is considering filing another round of lawsuits against city officials who won't let him serve alcohol at his adult business.


• Bad mortgage brokers ran wild, Florida admits (Miami Herald) - In a stinging critique of the state's oversight of the mortgage industry, top Florida investigators found that state regulators failed to alert police agencies to crooked mortgage brokerages, ignored citizen complaints and allowed hundreds of people with criminal histories to peddle loans.