The Rev. Howard Douglas Porter says he tried to brake before his truck plunged into an irrigation ditch, and that he made a desperate effort to save his elderly passenger from drowning in the mire. ...more

May 30, 2008

Robert Vesco, the American fugitive who cooked up moneymaking schemes that allegedly involved everyone from Colombian drug lords to the families of U.S. presidents, died in Cuba and was buried almost six months ago, according to an official document. ...more

May 6, 2008

In Eastern Europe during World War II, young Aron Bielski and his three older brothers mounted what was, by most accounts, the biggest armed rescue of Jews by Jews during the Holocaust. ...more

November 23, 2007

Detectives are working with police in Washington, D.C., to investigate whether the twin brother of a man police say is a con artist is responsible for a similar scam in that city. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA - Detectives are working with police in Washington, D.C., to investigate whether the twin brother of a man police say is a con artist is responsible for a similar scam in that city. Tampa police on Sunday arrested Jordan Gann, 26, of Massachusetts, at Hattricks, a pub and restaurant at 107 S. Franklin St., on a warrant charging him with felony organized fraud. ...more

October 15, 2007

Despite having his photo posted on the Internet and in local newspapers, police said a reputed con man sat down in a popular tavern Sunday and was arrested after the bartender recognized him. ...more

October 15, 2007

In 1994, the son of a traveling faith healer pleaded guilty to bilking more than three dozen elderly victims out of jewelry and valuables by posing as a dealer in fine art and commodities. ...more

October 11, 2007

TAMPA - In 1994, the son of a traveling faith healer pleaded guilty to bilking more than three dozen elderly victims out of jewelry and valuables by posing as a dealer in fine art and commodities. After serving his 15-year prison sentence, David L. Jenkins fled his probation and sent letters to the investigator who nailed him in the 1990s, taunting her about his lavish lifestyle, according to a statement from the Florida Attorney General's Office. ...more

October 10, 2007

Seven men intended to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI buildings to ignite a guerrilla war that would overthrow the U.S. government and pave the way for an Islamic regime, federal prosecutors said Tuesday in opening statements. ...more

October 3, 2007