Angel Ocasio-Reyes would appear in public showing off a stunning array of medals: the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Navy Cross and at least 15 others, court records show. ...more

December 23, 2009

The Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet from 6 - 9 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Four Points by Sheraton Chateau Elan, Sebring. ...more

December 13, 2009

Federal authorities in the Middle District of Florida seized $42 million in forfeited assets in fiscal year 2009. ...more

December 7, 2009

The number of people and businesses in Tampa Bay area seeking bankruptcy protection - from creditors, the recession and the housing crisis - has soared nearly 50 percent, figures released Wednesday show. ...more

November 26, 2009

A 28-year-old Spring Hill man has admitted robbing several pharmacies at gunpoint last year, demanding and receiving oxycodone and methadone. ...more

November 6, 2009

As promised, federal authorities have amped up criminal mortgage fraud prosecutions. ...more

November 6, 2009

A former Tampa Tribune credit manager accused of conspiring with his wife to steal more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company plans to plead guilty and expects to go to prison. ...more

November 5, 2009

At the peak of the housing boom, an unemployed Tampa day trader managed to get two mortgages worth more than $300,000, despite having no income, authorities say. ...more

November 4, 2009

As promised, federal authorities have amped up criminal mortgage fraud prosecutions. ...more

November 3, 2009

A tax preparer and his firm, accused of claiming millions of dollars in false deductions for clients, have been permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns, the U.S. Department of Justice reported Wednesday. ...more

May 28, 2009