Watchdog

A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human rights violations committed by Latin American law enforcement partners who admitted to torturing crime suspects.

Under the bill, S.B. 7014, ethics boards won’t be able to initiate their own investigations. Members of the public would have to file complaints to start any inquiry and can only do so if they’ve personally witnessed an ethics violation.

Three federal appeals court judges appointed by President Trump have ruled that the funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional.

A South Florida detention center for immigrants in federal custody has been accused of deleting surveillance footage of its facilities, in violation of federal record-keeping regulations, according to two national watchdog organizations.

03/23/15 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with veteran South Florida investigative reporter Dan Christensen, Editor of The Florida Bulldog. We’ll focus on…

02/16/15 - Join us for Monday’s Topical Currents when we visit with frequent contributor Dan Ricker, publisher of the independent “Watchdog Report.” We’ll…

05/05/14 - Monday’s Topical Currents looks at the 2014 Florida Legislative Session with Watchdog Report Publisher, Dan Ricker. What was accomplished and…

11/05/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is an open-phone discussion with journalists Dan Ricker, publisher of the Watchdog Report, and investigative…

07/02/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents discusses the independence of the Miami-Dade Property Appraiser’s office.Formerly, the appraiser was appointed by…

05/20/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with contributor Dan Ricker, publisher of the weekly Watchdog Report. Ricker celebrates the 14th anniversary of…

03/18/13 - Monday’s Topical Currents is with Watchdog Report publisher Dan Ricker. An independent journalist, he follows South Florida government and…