A Sarasota hedge fund manager who went missing for 13 days after being accused of misleading investors will be held without bail pending trial, a federal magistrate ruled today. ...more

January 30, 2009

The FBI is investigating financial affairs involving 2nd District Court of Appeal Judge Thomas E. Stringer Sr. and Las Vegas stripper Christy Yamanaka, say three sources with direct knowledge of the investigation. ...more

January 23, 2009

Surviving spouses of war veterans have been wrongfully denied up to millions of dollars in government benefits over the past 12 years because of computer glitches that often resulted in money being seized from the elderly survivors' bank accounts. ...more

December 14, 2008

Question: One of our owners was found dead in her unit. She had no known heirs. The police came and took the body, but never contacted the association with any follow-up information. Can you tell me what government agency we should contact about dealing with her unit and other property? ...more

November 18, 2008

For all of you on Main Street who have been watching the turmoil on Wall Street for the past few weeks, Monday's shockwaves rattled even the most steadfast. ...more

September 30, 2008

Everyone's feeling queasy these days watching the financial markets plummet due to the sub-prime loan fiasco. Younger folks, however, at least have time on their side. Senior citizens are seeing their life savings tank with little time for a market rebound. It sends a powerful message that whatever a person has saved for retirement might not be enough, unless it's protected from market influences. For most people, that isn't the case. ...more

September 24, 2008

A business owner convicted of defrauding customers seeking male sexual enhancement products and a variety of herbal supplements was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison. ...more

August 28, 2008

FBI agents say Ali Hammoud tried to pull off a caper worthy of the big screen. ...more

July 30, 2008

When the cash cow of ever-increasing property values stuffed county coffers like the California Gold Rush, top-level county administrators and department mangers bathed in the excess with double-digit pay hikes and out-of-control spending. ...more

July 27, 2008

Hillsborough Community College warned its roughly 2,000 employees Wednesday to monitor their bank accounts because an HCC programmer's laptop was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Georgia. ...more

July 25, 2008