Federal authorities in the Middle District of Florida seized $42 million in forfeited assets in fiscal year 2009. ...more

December 7, 2009

A man on Pasco County's most-wanted list has been captured in Las Vegas and brought to Tampa to face federal charges that he tried to hire a hit man to kill a witness against him, a federal official said. ...more

November 19, 2009

Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and this year between the military psychiatrist accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings. ...more

November 10, 2009

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

November 6, 2009

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

November 3, 2009

For years federal officials have acknowledged that some components of marijuana provide relief to patients undergoing treatment for serious illnesses, yet the government's policy has consistently been to prosecute those who distribute or smoke it for medical reasons. ...more

October 26, 2009

Federal authorities made 1,785 arrests nationwide, including 138 in Florida, during a six-month initiative by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ...more

October 16, 2009

Older men using a popular drug to treat urinary problems are more than twice as likely as those who do not to suffer serious complications after cataract surgery, also a common treatment among older adults, a study has found. ...more

May 21, 2009

An elephant seized from a Balm-based circus in November died Friday. Officials with The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee said Ned, a 21-year-old Asian male elephant, died peacefully with caregivers. ...more

May 19, 2009

A Florida jockey and two other men have been indicted for what federal authorities are describing as a conspiracy to influence results at a Tampa horse racing track. ...more

May 6, 2009