A man tied to two ships seized with 27 tons of cocaine in 2004 was arrested Sunday in Colombia and is expected to be extradited and tried in federal court in Tampa. The federal government has designated him as one of the top 30 international drug traffickers in the world and he has worked for a man on the FBI's 10-Most Wanted List. ...more

November 20, 2007

A University of South Florida student charged with illegally transporting explosives wants his case to be tried separately from a fellow student, who also is accused of trying to help terrorists. ...more

November 10, 2007

TAMPA – A University of South Florida student charged with illegally transporting explosives wants his case to be tried separately from a fellow student, who also is accused of trying to help terrorists. ...more

November 9, 2007

Raise your hand if you've heard of "Second Life," police Lt. Charles Cohen asks a room of about 75 law enforcement officers from around the country. ...more

November 4, 2007

When Youssef Megahed was trying to gain admission to the University of South Florida, he wrote essays touting his love of the United States. ...more

November 2, 2007

TAMPA – A federal prosecutor says Youssef Megahed made anti-American statements and may have used a computer to visit jihadist Web sites before he was arrested and charged with illegally transporting explosives. ...more

November 1, 2007

A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a former nuclear plant worker of concealing the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor. A second defendant was acquitted. ...more

October 31, 2007

The family of an 8-year-old girl who was molested on an airplane didn't want her to face the trauma of a second trial, a federal prosecutor told a judge Monday. ...more

October 30, 2007

There has been a falling out between an attorney for prison-bound landlord Steven Green and Green's mother, who has been appointed Green's temporary guardian because of his extensive brain injuries, according to court documents. ...more

October 30, 2007

TAMPA - There has been a falling out between an attorney for notorious landlord Steven Green and Green's mother, who has been appointed Green's temporary guardian because of his extensive brain injuries, according to court documents. ...more

October 29, 2007