A former employee for a subsidiary of one of the nation's largest subprime lenders was sentenced Friday in Polk County to nine years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme that spanned four counties in the Bay area. ...more

October 11, 2008

A former employee for a subsidiary of one of the nation's largest subprime lenders has been sentenced to nine years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme that spanned four counties in the Bay area, the Florida attorney general's office said today. ...more

October 10, 2008

Two people convicted on racketeering charges in connection with a mortgage scam that bilked dozens of people since 2004 were each sentenced Thursday to five years in prison, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

September 27, 2008

Two people convicted on racketeering charges in connection to a mortgage scam that bilked dozens of people since 2004 were each sentenced today to five years in prison, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

September 25, 2008

A Seffner man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized dozens of people since 2004, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

September 25, 2008

TAMPA A Seffner man was arrested today in connection to a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized dozens of people since 2004, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

September 24, 2008

A new commander is overseeing several changes at the Avon Park Air Force Range. ...more

September 19, 2008

"Even though the market is sluggish, you can still build an affordable new home if you own property and have equity in it," says Ivy Norwood, marketing executive for the family-owned company which has been building homes in the Tampa Bay area since 1955. ...more

September 7, 2008

Nearly 300 jobs at Progress Energy Florida will be eliminated this year, the St. Petersburg-based utility said today. ...more

August 28, 2008

John Russell will get another chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite this November. ...more

August 27, 2008