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

There is no denying that Florida has a gang problem. In the Tampa Bay area, there are approximately 120 gangs with more than 3,200 members operating within the region. ...more

May 7, 2008

TAMPA - The former spokesman for the state agency that protects children, arrested Friday on charges that he asked two teenage boys to take sexual pictures of themselves, may have other victims, police said today. ...more

February 4, 2008

Authorities say they have brought down a multimillion dollar theft ring that has for years swiped health and beauty products from the shelves of local retailers and sold the goods on the Internet and in flea markets. ...more

January 24, 2008

PLANT CITY – Local and state authorities have scheduled a 4 p.m. news conference to announce "multiple" racketeering arrests. ...more

December 14, 2007

BRADENTON - The man suspected of leading a violent street gang in Manatee County was sentenced to seven years in prison on a racketeering charge today. Attorney General Bill McCollum considered the sentencing of Jose Angel Lopez, 19, of Bradenton, a "significant victory in the fight against gang violence with the guilty plea," his office said in a statement. ...more

September 17, 2007