TAMPA - 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 this morning. The family's desire not to put the child through having to testify was the reason the government decided to dismiss a charge against Ronald Evan Mays, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Kaiser. ...more

October 29, 2007

Veteran federal prosecutor Robert E. O'Neill took the helm of the U.S. Attorney's Office here, becoming interim U.S. Attorney as the temporary term of James R. Klindt expired Friday. ...more

October 27, 2007

TAMPA - Robert E. O'Neill, chief of the U.S. attorney's office criminal division, will take over as acting U.S. attorney as the interim term of James R. Klindt expires today. ...more

October 26, 2007

Tampa freshman Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor on Tuesday called on President Bush to finally announce a nominee for U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida. ...more

October 24, 2007

With only days left before the expiration of James Klindt's appointment as the acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, the Senate Judiciary Committee is watching closely what the Bush administration will do. ...more

October 23, 2007

TAMPA - A University of South Florida student told investigators he made a videotape about remote bomb detonation to help people in Arab countries fight invading infidels, including U.S. military forces, according to an FBI affidavit. ...more

September 27, 2007

A laptop computer deputies found when they pulled over two University of South Florida students in South Carolina contained a video made by one of the men showing how to use a toy to detonate a bomb remotely, a federal prosecutor said Friday. ...more

September 15, 2007

Florida's U.S. Sens. Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson have sent to the White House the names of three men as possible nominees to be the new U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida. ...more

September 13, 2007

After two hung juries, federal prosecutors have decided not to seek a third trial in the case of a Serbian immigrant accused of lying to investigators about his involvement in the Serbian army. ...more

September 7, 2007

TAMPA - After two hung juries, federal prosecutors have decided not to seek a third trial in the case of a Serbian immigrant accused of lying to investigators about his involvement in the Serbian army. ...more

September 6, 2007