Former state appeals judge Thomas E. Stringer told a federal judge today that he has destroyed his career and position as a leader in community service by "one act of bad judgment." ...more

November 13, 2009

A Boca Raton businessman has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for running a $44 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens. ...more

October 18, 2009

"Survivor" winner Richard Hatch has been released from a Massachusetts jail after completing a sentence for evading taxes on the $1 million he won during the CBS reality show's first season. ...more

October 16, 2009

Three men accused of bilking their senior customers for unnecessary air conditioning repairs were diverted into a supervised release program on Thursday. ...more

January 30, 2009

A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to bank robbery charges and faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

December 11, 2008

About seven months before John "Junior" Gotti and four other men were arrested on racketeering charges, a defendant in another mob case secretly pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced today. ...more

December 10, 2008

An investigation that began in part when police learned marijuana was stored in a Pinellas Park warehouse has led to a plea of guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. ...more

November 21, 2008

A Mexican citizen who pleaded guilty to one count of illegal re-entry into the United States after being deported was sentenced today to five years in prison, prosecutors say. ...more

November 18, 2008

A disbarred Clearwater lawyer was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for stealing millions in a real estate scheme, the U.S. attorney's office said. ...more

October 21, 2008

A 37-year-old St. Petersburg man who pleaded guilty to drug charges was sentenced today to 24 1/2 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

October 16, 2008