WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man accused of taking three people hostage in a Virginia post office told them he was angry at the federal government because his son had died in Afghanistan and his beloved truck was about to repossessed, one of the hostages said today. ...more

December 24, 2009

A physician and the owner of several pain clinics are facing trial in February on federal charges that they doled out pain pills to drug addicts and cheated Medicare out of more than $200,000. ...more

December 1, 2009

Three people have been indicted on federal charges, accused of stealing checks from Pasco County mailboxes and forging names to cash them. ...more

November 21, 2009

A man on Pasco County's most-wanted list has been captured in Las Vegas and brought to Tampa to face federal charges that he tried to hire a hit man to kill a witness against him, a federal official said. ...more

November 19, 2009

A 28-year-old Spring Hill man has admitted robbing several pharmacies at gunpoint last year, demanding and receiving oxycodone and methadone. ...more

November 6, 2009

A former Tampa Tribune credit manager accused of conspiring with his wife to steal more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company plans to plead guilty and expects to go to prison. ...more

November 5, 2009

Three family members have been indicted on federal charges alleging they used their businesses to bilk Medicare out of more than $5 million. ...more

July 31, 2009

Three family members have been indicted on federal charges alleging they used their businesses to bilk Medicare out of more than $5 million. ...more

July 30, 2009

Illinois' former first lady won't be queen of the jungle. ...more

June 23, 2009

Youssef Megahed is, very simply, a guest in this country. That is a privilege we grant at our discretion. That he was found not guilty in his trial does not qualify him for special favor. ...more

June 14, 2009