A federal magistrate today ordered the release of a Lakeland man who told authorities he sold steroids to professional athletes. ...more

June 4, 2009

A former Tampa Tribune credit manager and his wife, who are accused of stealing more than $1 million from the newspaper and its parent company, have been placed on house arrest, according to court documents. ...more

February 17, 2009

The cats of New Zealand will just have to be judged by someone else. A federal judge denied Wednesday a bid by a defendant charged in an $83 million mortgage loan scheme to leave the United States to judge a cat show. ...more

August 14, 2008

The cats of New Zealand will just have to be judged by someone else. A federal judge this morning denied a bid by a defendant charged in an $83 million mortgage loan scheme to leave the United States to judge a cat show. ...more

August 13, 2008

A federal judge in Virginia has granted bail for Sami Al-Arian while he awaits a trial in August on contempt charges. But it was unclear whether Al-Arian will be released from custody, because government authorities are still trying to hold him in immigration detention pending his deportation, according to a blog post by Jonathan Turley, one of Al-Arian's attorneys. ...more

July 10, 2008

Former Crispers chief executive David Haas admitted in court on Thursday to stealing more than $400,000 from his company. ...more

June 27, 2008

Nine months after he was arrested in South Carolina, former University of South Florida student Youssef Megahed walked out of a federal courthouse Monday, free to live in his parents' home while prosecutors appeal an evidence ruling. ...more

May 6, 2008

TAMPA – Nine months after he was arrested in South Carolina, former University of South Florida student Youssef Megahed walked out of a federal courthouse Monday, free to live in his parents' house while prosecutors appeal an evidence ruling. ...more

May 5, 2008

TAMPA - A University of South Florida student has been arrested on a weapons charge in connection with a case against two other students accused of transporting explosives. ...more

December 13, 2007