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

November 3, 2009

A Gibsonton woman accused of stealing her 7-year-old daughter's identity to open a credit card account pleaded not guilty in Hillsborough County district court today. ...more

January 6, 2009

If confirmed as attorney general, Eric Holder may have to consider removing himself from overseeing the Chicago corruption probe that ensnared Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, legal experts say. ...more

December 14, 2008

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is struggling to find enough agents and resources to investigate criminal wrongdoing tied to the country's economic crisis, according to current and former bureau officials. ...more

October 19, 2008

Blame The Democrats Regarding "South Florida Is Nation's Capital Of Medicare Fraud" (Metro, Aug. 18): ...more

August 27, 2008

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging consumers to take advantage of their free annual credit reports to deter identity theft. ...more

July 20, 2008

Sixty-one percent of defendants sentenced in the Bush administration's crackdown on corporate fraud spent no more than two years in prison, escaping the stiff penalties given WorldCom Inc. and Enron Corp. executives. ...more

December 13, 2007

Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for older homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement a legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Between March 2002 and March 2004, a Tampa mortgage broker refinanced loans for elderly homeowners of modest means, scamming more than $400,000 to supplement his legitimate income that came close to six figures a year. He testified this morning that he has nothing to show for his two-year windfall except about $1,500 in a bank account. ...more

December 7, 2007

The Florida attorney general's office said Monday that a Hillsborough County man, arrested this year and charged with running a mortgage fraud scheme, has pleaded guilty to several fraud charges and will be sentenced next month. ...more

November 5, 2007