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Woman Says 'Pimp' Kept Her Son For Money

TAMPA - A woman called Tampa police early this morning saying her "pimp" had control of her 1-year-old son. ...more

June 21, 2008

Family In Lazydays Extortion Case Leaves Jail

Three South Carolina residents were released from a Hillsborough County jail Tuesday on $100,000 bail each; all face charges that they tried to extort $1.2 million from one of their relatives, Lazydays RV SuperCenter co-founder Don Wallace. ...more

June 18, 2008

Relatives Released On Bail In RV King Extortion Case

TAMPA - Three South Carolina residents were released from a Hillsborough County jail Tuesday on $100,000 bail each; all face charges that they tried to extort $1.2 million from one of their relatives, Lazydays RV SuperCenter co-founder Don Wallace. ...more

June 17, 2008

3 Relatives Accused In RV King Extortion Case Turn Themselves In

The relatives of prominent Tampa businessman Don Wallace, whom he has accused of trying to extort $1.2 million from him, turned themselves in Monday night to Hillsborough County authorities. ...more

June 17, 2008

Love Of Money Weaves Cruel, Sordid Tale

Sometimes, money is a curse. If you're wealthy, friends come easily, many with their hands out. ...more

June 12, 2008

Hospital Chief May Have Given Data To Militants

When twin blasts ravaged crowded pet markets earlier this month, Iraqi authorities offered a chilling account: Mentally disabled women carried the hidden explosives perhaps as unwitting bombers for al-Qaida in Iraq. ...more

February 14, 2008

Dozens Arrested In International Effort To Stop Mafia

Authorities arrested dozens of people Thursday in a sweeping Mafia takedown aimed at closing the book on decades-old gangland killings and other crimes and knocking out what's left of the once-mighty Gambino family. ...more

February 8, 2008

Hackers Cut Power In Cities; U.S. Not Hit

Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into electrical utilities and demanding extortion payments before disrupting the power, a senior CIA analyst told utility engineers at a trade conference. ...more

January 19, 2008

Pats' Moss Denies Battery Allegation

Randy Moss joined the Patriots this season determined to avoid off-field problems. Now he's in the middle of one, just days before Sunday's AFC Championship Game. ...more

January 17, 2008