TAMPA – A former Chicago police officer who became a local lawyer, Vincent James Krocka is now serving a state prison sentence after being convicted in a standoff with sheriff's deputies. ...more

June 24, 2008

This morning, a federal judge in Tampa sentenced 28-year-old Luis Uribe Of Apollo Beach to 8 1/2 years in federal prison and five years of probation for wire fraud and identity theft for a mortgage scam. ...more

June 11, 2008

FORT MYERS - A southwest Florida man faces federal charges after authorities accused him of illegally importing more than 28,000 Cuban cigars. ...more

May 25, 2008

TAMPA -- A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to two federal charges of murder in racketeering, relating to the 1998 death of two homeless men, U.S. Attorney's Office officials announced today. Charles Marovskis, formerly of Tampa, is the second man who has pleaded guilty in the case. Kenneth Hoover, 35, pleaded guilty to the same charges on March 7, 2007. ...more

May 23, 2008

Four people are in custody after police busted a grow house operation in Brooksville Thursday. ...more

February 22, 2008

A former University of South Florida student, facing federal charges that he helped terrorists, got two new lawyers Tuesday but he might not get to postpone the trial scheduled for next month. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - A former University of South Florida student, facing federal charges that he helped terrorists, got two new lawyers today but he might not get to postpone the trial scheduled for next month. ...more

February 12, 2008

A former state Department of Children & Families spokesman now faces federal charges of producing child pornography that prosecutors say he was selling in Germany. ...more

February 12, 2008

A former juvenile boot camp guard who was exonerated by a jury in the death of a teenager was offered a new position with the Bay County Sheriff's Office but turned it down, the sheriff said. ...more

February 4, 2008

TAMPA - A Michigan doctor has pleaded guilty to federal charges, admitting he was paid to write more than 12,000 illicit prescriptions for more than 40,000 doses of the drug phentermine, according to court filings. ...more

January 11, 2008