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Miami : Top 10 Scandals

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1. Barbara Meller-Jensen, Hapless Tourist

The unwary German visitor was murdered in 1993, tarnishing Miami’s tourism image.
2. Laroche, Orchid Thief

In 1997, Laroche was fined for poaching with the aid of Native American Seminoles, who are exempt from the law.
3. Versace’s Murder

Andrew Cunanan shot the fashion magnate on his front steps on July 15, 1997.
4. Mrs. Jeb Bush

The Florida governor’s wife was caught with $19,000 of undeclared couture in 1999.
5. Elián González Standoff

The repatriation of a Cuban boy at gunpoint by the US Justice Dept hit the world’s media in 2000 and tore the Cuban community here apart.
6. Presidential Election Debacle

Florida became the epicenter of the election in 2000, with the result anything but clear.
7. Estefan Lawsuits

In 2001, Cubana singer Gloria Estefan was rocked by a claim that her husband, Emilio, had sexually harassed another man.
8. Miss Cleo, TV-Telephone Psychic

2002 saw the collapse of the psychic hotline that didn’t employ “genuine” psychics.
9. Bishop O’Connell’s Fall from Grace

Casualty of a “topical storm” over pedophilia in 2002.
10. Rosie O’Donnell

In 2002, the talk-show hostess came out as a lesbian and championed gay adoptions in the only state to ban them.