AltWeeklies Wire
Exploitative Scumbag or Entrepreneur With a Heart? Meet Mr. Showbiz!

He's reviled for trying to sell a doll in the likeness of a murdered 2-year-old girl. He's being prosecuted for defrauding customers who tried to buy his Michael Vick Chew Toy. But just who is Jaime Salcedo, and how does he live with himself?
Folio Weekly |
Gwynedd Stuart |
06-10-2009 |
Business & Labor
Mutual Benefits Corp. Stole a Billion Dollars by Peddling Bogus Life Insurance Policiesnew
Even with all his money and powerful friends, his latest con game is so massive that it seems almost impossible he will find his way to freedom again. But the slippery Joel Steinger has a knack for surviving so he can pull off his next scam.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
06-09-2009 |
Business & Labor
One Florida City's War on Sinnew
Winter Park doesn't just have a booby bar in its sights; tattoo parlors and other supposedly ill-reputed businesses have also been targeted next.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
11-06-2008 |
Business & Labor
Drivers Fight Back Against Orlando's Cab Monopolynew
Mears has a lock on the taxi business in Orlando, and drivers are getting sick of it.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
In Bad Hands With Auto Insurancenew
United Auto Insurance's practice of fighting every claim has created hardships for thousands who bought policies from storefront brokers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-21-2005 |
Business & Labor
Philanthropist's Dark Side Earns Him the Nickname Bullet Bobnew
Bob Montgomery is a Southern gentleman who has donated an estimated $100 million to arts and social causes. But his kindness shouldn't be mistaken for weakness.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
05-03-2005 |
Business & Labor
The Mystery of the Sunken Submarinenew
The tourist submarine Capt. Ernesto Garfias Ramirez was towing along the coast of Baja California sank in a storm, he says. The owner claims there was no storm.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
03-22-2005 |
Business & Labor