A drug dealer who punched a cop who was trying to arrest him was sentenced today to 24 years and six months in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 4, 2009

A Florida jockey and two other men have been indicted for what federal authorities are describing as a conspiracy to influence results at a Tampa horse racing track. ...more

May 6, 2009

Attorney general Eric Holder has cited a conflict of interest in recusing himself from any legal matters involving Roger Clemens, the Daily News reported Tuesday. Prior to his appointment by the Obama administration, Holder's law firm represented Clemens during last year's congressional probe into steroid use in baseball. Holder was a partner at Covington and Burling, a Washington D.C. firm that also employed Lanny Breuer, who was retained by Clemens. ...more

March 11, 2009

Federal authorities have found performance-enhancing substances on the materials Brian McNamee said he used to inject Roger Clemens, The New York Times reported Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Oklahoma deputy on charges he traveled to Pinellas County to have sex with two children. ...more

March 6, 2009

Federal prosecutors have defied a judge's order to turn over evidence of their internal deliberations in coming to a plea agreement with a former professor once accused of being a top Palestinian terrorist. ...more

March 5, 2009

A Sarasota man who has repeatedly tangled with the Internal Revenue Service was arrested today on criminal tax charges. ...more

February 12, 2009

Brian McNamee says he couldn't risk lying to federal agents when they asked him about Roger Clemens and performance-enhancing drugs. ...more

February 9, 2009

President Barack Obama ran into the perfect ethical storm — probably due to a failure in his vetting process. ...more

February 7, 2009

A federal judge says she might toss some of the strongest evidence against Barry Bonds, a blow to prosecutors trying to prove the home-run king lied when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. ...more

February 6, 2009