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The fraud squad

MIAMI ⎯ The sun-seared condominiums along Brickell Avenue stand tall and shiny, but these days they’re pockmarked with vacant units, one after the other ⎯ the foreclosed detritus of what was once Boom City. This part of Florida has seen more than its share of real-estate bubbles over the years and been home to countless […]

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