Jordan Valdez, the Davis Islands teenager charged in the hit-and-run death of a homeless woman, was sentenced today to probation and 250 hours of community service. Circuit Judge Chet A. Tharpe decided the 17-year-old should be sentenced as a juvenile. ...more

November 24, 2009

Former state appeals court Judge Thomas Stringer should not receive any prison time or probation for committing bank fraud, Stringer's attorney says in court papers. ...more

November 13, 2009

Former state appeals court judge Thomas Stringer should not receive any prison time or probation for committing bank fraud, Stringer's lawyer says in court papers. ...more

November 13, 2009

Former Avon Park police officer Alberto Perez pleaded guilty Monday morning to charges of extortion and official misconduct. ...more

November 9, 2009

A 28-year-old Spring Hill man has admitted robbing several pharmacies at gunpoint last year, demanding and receiving oxycodone and methadone. ...more

November 6, 2009

As promised, federal authorities have amped up criminal mortgage fraud prosecutions. ...more

November 6, 2009

A former Tampa Tribune credit manager accused of conspiring with his wife to steal more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company plans to plead guilty and expects to go to prison. ...more

November 5, 2009

At the peak of the housing boom, an unemployed Tampa day trader managed to get two mortgages worth more than $300,000, despite having no income, authorities say. ...more

November 4, 2009

As promised, federal authorities have amped up criminal mortgage fraud prosecutions. ...more

November 3, 2009

A Pasco County construction company owner pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges. ...more

October 28, 2009