A former Stanford Financial Group security worker has been indicted in Florida, accused of destroying documents needed for a federal investigation. ...more

June 20, 2009

FPL has paid a federal fine for security guards caught sleeping on duty at a nuclear power plant. ...more

April 8, 2009

I hope that some in Congress recognize the tremendous amount of pork/paybacks that this stimulus bill contains: $2.4 billion for carbon capture products; $4.19 billion for Acorn, who is under federal investigation for voter fraud across the Northeast; $400 million for more global warming research; $50 million for National Endowment of The Arts; $200 million for refurbishing the National Mall. And this is just the tip of the  iceberg. The Employee Free Choice Act is a giveaway to the unions that supported Mr. Obama. ...more

February 14, 2009

The former CEO of Lehman Brothers has deeded his multimillion-dollar Florida mansion on an exclusive barrier island to his wife. ...more

January 27, 2009

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether to throw him out of office. ...more

January 4, 2009

Low-income housing developer Sylvia Alvarez, whose most recent project faces foreclosure, has been approved for a $50,000 federal grant through Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office. ...more

December 31, 2008

An internal audit found Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing Office to be mismanaged, yet it let the county's top manager, Administrator Pat Bean, off the hook. ...more

December 11, 2008

Four years after a scandal that bilked nearly $126,000 from a federal assistance program, the Tampa Housing Authority is being lauded for continuing to improve how it manages tenants in its Housing Choice Voucher program, formerly known as Section 8. ...more

November 19, 2008

CHICAGO - The investigation of decades-old claims that Chicago police tortured suspects with beatings, electric shocks and games of Russian roulette won't stop with last week's federal indictment of a controversial homicide commander. ...more

October 25, 2008

A Roman Catholic nun who accused a Hindu mob of raping her said Friday that she will not cooperate with local police, alleging that they stood by idly during the attack. ...more

October 25, 2008