TAMPA - A federal jury today found the fourth and final defendant guilty in the 1998 murder of a Haines City Police officer, wrapping up the decade-old case. ...more

June 17, 2008

Over several hours last week and this, seven men and five women on a federal jury have watched some of the most extreme pornography commercially available today. ...more

June 6, 2008

This city may be known for its thriving adult entertainment industry, but a federal jury drew the line Thursday, convicting a California movie producer of 10 counts of distributing obscene materials. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA - With a security officer posted outside to check the identification of anyone who looked underage and a pounding soundtrack blaring through the sound system, a federal jury watched five graphic video montages this morning in the obscenity trial of a man who calls himself Max Hardcore. "It's hard to believe that these innocent-looking girls will subject themselves to such vile perversions," boasts the Max Hardcore Web site, which depicts the defendant, whose real name is Paul Little, smiling broadly from beneath a white cowboy hat. ...more

May 28, 2008

When dozens of female employees filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections alleging they were subjected to a hostile, repulsive work environment, they wanted one thing: to be heard. ...more

May 24, 2008

One of the U.S. Supreme Court's more controversial rulings last term involved the tight deadline for employees to file claims of job discrimination. The high court said that even when employees don't know they're being discriminated against, the restrictive timeline must be followed. ...more

May 10, 2008

In June 2006, the federal government announced with much fanfare that it had arrested seven Miami men and foiled their al-Qaida-inspired plot to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and wage a "ground war" against the United States. ...more

May 8, 2008

TAMPA – A federal jury has convicted a 53-year-old Chicago man with interference with a flight crew for being disruptive while on a plane approaching Tampa International Airport in January. ...more

May 6, 2008

Erwin Matthews, a resident of Sun Valley Estates Mobile Home Park for about a dozen years, said word of the death of the "D.C. Madame" shocked the community, Thursday morning. ...more

May 3, 2008

Sami Al-Arian is no longer in contempt of court, a federal judge in Virginia ruled Thursday, paving the way for the former University of South Florida professor to complete his prison sentence and depart for Egypt. ...more

December 14, 2007