Top 10 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.
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2. Laroche, Orchid Thief
In 1997, Laroche was fined for poaching with the aid of Native American Seminoles, who are exempt from the law.
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3. Versace’s Murder
Andrew Cunanan shot the fashion magnate on his front steps on July 15, 1997.
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4. Mrs. Jeb Bush
The Florida governor’s wife was caught with $19,000 of undeclared couture in 1999.
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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.
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6. Presidential Election Debacle
Florida became the epicenter of the election in 2000, with the result anything but clear.
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7. Estefan Lawsuits
In 2001, Cubana singer Gloria Estefan was rocked by a claim that her husband, Emilio, had sexually harassed another man.
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8. Miss Cleo, TV-Telephone Psychic
2002 saw the collapse of the psychic hotline that didn’t employ “genuine” psychics.
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9. Bishop O’Connell’s Fall from Grace
Casualty of a “topical storm” over pedophilia in 2002.
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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.
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