A federal judge has granted a motion by attorneys for John "Junior" Gotti to transfer his racketeering case to New York, saying allowing the case to proceed in Florida "stands athwart the manifest interests of justice." ...more

December 2, 2008

TAMPA Former Department of Children and Families spokesman Al Zimmerman is set to go on trial Jan. 26 on child pornography charges. U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew scheduled a trial this morning after Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Murphy-Davis said she would like to tell the seven victims in the case a definitive trial date. ...more

November 12, 2008

A man suspected of attempting to rob a Brooksville bank earlier this year accepted a five-year prison sentence on Thursday. ...more

October 24, 2008

Federal prosecutors have identified 22 current investigations into civil rights-era crimes that could be affected by a federal appeals court's decision to overturn a conviction in a 1964 kidnapping case. ...more

October 23, 2008

A disbarred Clearwater lawyer was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for stealing millions in a real estate scheme, the U.S. attorney's office said. ...more

October 21, 2008

The Supreme Court is taking a look at federal prosecutors' efforts to pin identity theft charges on undocumented foreign workers who have Social Security and identification numbers that belong to others. ...more

October 21, 2008

A local man charged with involvement in the Gambino organized crime family gave his consent for FBI agents to remove a gun from his house, federal prosecutors say in court documents filed today. ...more

October 14, 2008

Federal authorities released details of what they call a scheme at WellCare Health Plans Inc. to defraud Florida health agencies of more than $20 million. ...more

October 7, 2008

Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other Bush administration officials or Republicans in Congress should face criminal charges in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. ...more

September 30, 2008

While reviewing expense reports for a 2000 construction project, a bookkeeper for Alaska oil services giant VECO Corp. asked for an explanation. Who was this work for, she asked? Why was it performed? ...more

September 27, 2008