The release of two suicide notes and the preliminary findings of an autopsy Monday confirmed what most already had concluded: that Deborah Jeane Palfrey, also known as the D.C. Madam, killed herself by hanging. ...more

May 6, 2008

In notes to her mother and sister, Deborah Jeane Palfrey expressed love and regret for any embarrassment her life might have caused. ...more

May 5, 2008

Before actor Wesley Snipes' trial for tax evasion began in Ocala last month, his attorney tried three times to have it moved from the Central Florida city, claiming the black actor couldn't get a fair hearing because of racial prejudice. ...more

February 6, 2008

A woman who injured 49 people when she plowed her car through a street festival while high on crack cocaine was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday. ...more

January 9, 2008

A member of the Colombian Medellin-based drug cartel who coordinated the kidnapping of an undercover federal agent in 2005 has been arrested, federal authorities said Friday. ...more

December 29, 2007

A disbarred Clearwater lawyer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy and wire fraud, admitting he stole millions in a real estate scheme. ...more

December 19, 2007

TAMPA A - disbarred Clearwater lawyer pleaded guilty this morning to conspiracy and wire fraud, admitting he stole millions in a real estate scheme. Graham Kligerman, 33, was disbarred two years ago. When his law practice was failing, according to court documents and a federal prosecutor, he diverted money from the real estate scheme to himself and his law practice clients. ...more

December 18, 2007

John Benjamin was killed about the time he seemed to be getting a handle on his life. ...more

November 13, 2007

TAMPA - A former Hillsborough County employee pleaded guilty this afternoon to federal charges for her part in a scheme that helped scores of illegal immigrants get false drivers' licenses. ...more

November 7, 2007

The Florida attorney general's office said Monday that a Hillsborough County man, arrested this year and charged with running a mortgage fraud scheme, has pleaded guilty to several fraud charges and will be sentenced next month. ...more

November 5, 2007