A former Tampa Tribune credit manager and his wife, who are accused of stealing more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company, have been placed on house arrest, according to court documents. ...more

February 17, 2009

A federal judge on Friday approved the city's $150,000 settlement to the family of a man killed during a 2005 traffic stop. ...more

February 14, 2009

A federal judge this afternoon approved the city's $150,000 settlement to the family of a man killed during a 2005 traffic stop. ...more

February 13, 2009

A federal judge says Joe Francis can roam a little farther. ...more

February 11, 2009

A federal judge has refused to delay the transfer of Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel to New York, where he faces federal charges of wire and securities fraud. Attorneys for Nadel, 76, filed a petition asking to keep Nadel in Florida so they can consult with him in their efforts to seek a review of a ruling that he be held without bail. ...more

February 6, 2009

A federal judge has granted a new trial for a 78-year-old mental health therapist who faced up to life in prison on a charge that he drove to the Tampa area to sexually and physically abuse two boys he thought would be made available by their father. ...more

February 6, 2009

As Arthur G. Nadel made his way to New York on Thursday under the watchful eye of U.S. marshals, the clock ticked away on the 30-day time limit faced by prosecutors to indict the man accused of a hedge fund swindle before they would have to set him free. ...more

February 6, 2009

Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel has entered into an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission consenting to the freezing of his assets. ...more

February 3, 2009

A federal judge has dismissed charges against a Lutz man accused of growing marijuana in his home, finding that state troopers illegally searched the home after a traffic stop. ...more

January 29, 2009

A federal judge told lawyers this afternoon to get ready to take the case of Youseff Megahed to trial. ...more

January 26, 2009