Defense attorneys for a 27-year-old Egyptian man who pleaded guilty to trying to help terrorists are asking a judge to sentence him to eight years in prison, not the 15-year-term being requested by prosecutors. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA – Defense attorneys for a 27-year-old Egyptian man who pleaded guilty to trying to help terrorists are asking a judge to sentence him to eight years in prison, not the 15-year-term being requested by prosecutors. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA - Five members of a ring that smuggled hundreds of guns from Florida for sale to street gangs in Puerto Rico received prison sentences this morning ranging from one to four years. They join seven other members of the ring, who were sentenced last week to up to 14 years behind bars. One of the leaders of the ring, Melvin Omar Velez-Santos, 30, had his sentencing hearing postponed until next week. ...more

December 12, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. - Prosecutors looking to convict a central Florida mother in the death of her missing daughter are waiting to find out if they have the crucial evidence they need: a body. ...more

December 12, 2008

Fort Myers mental health counselor Thomas Jackson Friedlander was described today as being either a sadistic pedophile or a lonely 78-year-old homosexual who was arrested for describing his corporal punishment fantasies. ...more

December 8, 2008

More than a year after the fatal shootings of 17 Iraqi civilians, five decorated military veterans who were Blackwater Worldwide security guards are headed to court in a case that strained diplomatic ties and raised the level of anti-Americanism in Baghdad. ...more

December 6, 2008

Seven members of a ring that smuggled hundreds of guns from Florida and sold them to street gangs in Puerto Rico have received prison sentences ranging from one to 14 years. ...more

December 5, 2008

A judge today delayed ruling on a wide-ranging gag order in the case of a Florida mom charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter. ...more

November 25, 2008

A federal judge will hear arguments this morning over whether the trial of John A. "Junior" Gotti should be moved to New York. ...more

November 20, 2008

Another circuit judge threw out evidence in a drug possession case, ruling that a narcotics-sniffing dog's nose was not reliable enough to justify searching a vehicle. ...more

November 19, 2008