State prosecutors dropped charges today against a Valrico man accused of taking sexually explicit pictures of a teenage girl. The action clears the way for federal officials to pursue the case. ...more

November 24, 2008

Eight members of a crime ring making millions through the sale of contraband shrimp and scallops were arrested Thursday, including six Hernando County residents. ...more

November 14, 2008

Eight members of a Tampa Bay-area crime ring involved in a multimillion-dollar scheme to export and exploit Florida's marine resources have been arrested, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The scheme was cracked following a six-month undercover investigation by the fish and wildlife agency, and there might be federal charges. ...more

November 13, 2008

Protecting children from the pitfalls and perils of the world is a job most parents take very seriously. We go to great lengths to teach our young right from wrong, keep them warm, clothed and fed. We lay awake nights worrying about how to expose them to the things they must know about and how to shelter them from the bad they don't need to know about just yet. ...more

November 12, 2008

The Japan-based owner of a cargo vessel that authorities say dumped oily sludge into the ocean has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today. ...more

November 10, 2008

A Valrico man, who authorities say took sexually explicit pictures of a teenage girl with plans to sell them on the Internet, is facing federal charges. ...more

November 6, 2008

A jury was selected today in the case of a man accused of hiring people to repeatedly attack and try to kill his in-laws after they stopped giving him money. ...more

November 3, 2008

After being violently attacked two times, a fearful Grigori and Galina Komissarchuk asked their son-in-law, Alex Shevgert, if they could move into the home Shevgert shared with their daughter. The couple didn't realize that Shevgert had hired the attackers who had beaten the couple with a hammer, causing life-threatening injuries, court documents say. ...more

October 31, 2008

A former Chicago police commander was arrested at his Apollo Beach home Tuesday on federal charges relating to a torture case. ...more

October 22, 2008

Three Florida A&M University students are facing federal charges of hacking the school's computer system. ...more

October 21, 2008