Did you miss these 3 Coral Springs stories? Catch up on protests, crime & more
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Three recent stories from Coral Springs and Broward County covered several topics — immigration protests at a controversial detention center, fallout from a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme and a school district’s plan to cut hundreds of jobs.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Story 1: Faith and frustration as Coral Springs group joins Alligator Alcatraz protests
Members of Coral Springs–based Joyful Resistance joined a growing, interfaith protest movement outside the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility, decrying alleged human rights abuses and the treatment of immigrants. Their vigil also doubled as a protest over the DOJ’s decision not to reimburse Florida for the $608 million facility, leaving taxpayers on the hook.
Story 2: Executives of Coral Springs company ran Ponzi scheme, SEC says. They owe $1.4M
Two former investor-relations executives at Coral Springs trucking firm Royal Bengal Logistics were ordered to repay more than $1.4 million after federal regulators said they helped push a $112 million Ponzi scheme on mostly Haitian-American investors. The SEC has now barred the executives from key roles in the securities industry and is clawing back their profits and penalties.
Story 3: BCPS superintendent outlines plans as district aims to cut 1,000 jobs amid crisis
The Broward County Public Schools superintendent says the district is pressing ahead with plans to eliminate about 1,000 mostly district-level positions to close an $80 million budget gap. He’s promising to “remodel” services so support for schools, teachers and students isn’t stripped away, even as layoffs, school closures and possible furloughs loom for non-union staff.
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