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School Owned By Pompano Beach Candidate Delvin King Owes $61.5 Million To Student Beaten In His Office By Security Guard As He Watched

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Delvin King, upper left, watches as one of his students is beaten by a security guard in January 2021

A Broward jury found that the private school owned by Pompano Beach city commission candidate Delvin King owes $61 million dollars to a student beaten in the presence of King. According to court records from January 2021, a student at the Youth Under Construction of Broward County private school was beaten in the office of school principal Delvin King. The armed security guard repeatedly shoved the student to the ground, pushed him and even grabbed him by the neck. King did nothing to stop the altercation.

The entire incident was caught on video.

Alie Joseph, a security guard with State Line Protection Services LLC was arrested on two charges of battery and one charge of open carry of a weapon. Joseph plead no contest. He received probation, community service, anger management classes, gun safety classes. Joseph was also ordered to write letters of apology to the student and his mother.

That wasn’t enough for mom.

In October 2022, the mother, Meldonise Lane filed a civil suit against King’s school and the security company.

Despite being properly served with the lawsuit, neither King’s school nor State Line Protection Services responded to the lawsuit.

Lane and her son won a default judgment against Youth Under Construction of Broward County and State Line Protection Services.

A jury was convened to determine damages to be awarded to Lane.

The jury awarded $123 million dollars to Lane and her son.

Delvin King’s Youth Under Construction of Broward County owes Lane fifty percent of that verdict.

His half is $61,500,000.00.

The final order was delivered in March.

REDBROWARD asked Delvin King for answers. He did not respond to our request for comment. We will update story if King decides to answer questions about this serious matter.

Delvin King, principal and owner of the Youth Under Construction of Broward County private school.

SAFERWATCH CEO, A Close Ally Of Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, Facing Federal Bribery Charges; Allegedly Bribed NYPD Official with Cash, Vacations & Helicopter Rides

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Saferwatch CEO Geno Roefaro is facing Federal bribery charges in a scheme to gain a contract with the NYPD, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. According to the DOJ, after Saferwatcher failed to secure contracts with the New York Police Department, Roefaro “bribed” an NYPD official with multiple cash payments, vacations, high-end dinners and even a helicopter ride. In exchange for the bribes, the official “pressured others, including other high-ranking officials at the NYPD and the City Council of New York, to procure goods and services from [Saferwatch].”

Roefaro, a Pompano Beach resident, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of honest services wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and one count of bribery.

Saferwatch offers a crime reporting app that is used by the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) and the Broward Schools District.

Roefaro is a staunch supporter of Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony. He made multiple large financial contributions to Tony’s campaigns via the Broward First political committee.

In return, Sheriff Tony has repeatedly sung the praises of Saferwatch. Tony made videos touting the Saferwatch app and even made public appearances with Roefaro.

Tony is featured prominently on the Saferwatch website. “It is of the utmost importance that no one in Broward County feels unsafe. The SaferWatch App gives anyone the ability to send non-emergency text, video, and audio tips from your smartphone directly to us,” Tony writes. “It’s a fast, easy, and effective way to report a threat or something suspicious. Become a part of the safety solution. Download the SaferWatch App today.”

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony promotes the Saferwatch app.

In 2024, published reports detailed Roefaro’s role in Sheriff Tony’s bid to be the “kingmaker” in the Miami-Dade Sheriffs election.

Campaign reports “disclosed that Tony’s political action committee, Broward First, gave another $100,000 to [James] Reyes’s Safe & Secure PAC.” At the time of the report by the Florida Bulldog, Tony’s PAC made a total of $250,000 in contributions to Reyes’ committee.

According to the report, Roefaro contributed $49,500 to Reyes.

Reyes, a Democrat, lost the election to his Republican opponent Rosie Cordero-Stutz.