A federal judge has granted a new trial for a 78-year-old mental health therapist who faced up to life in prison on a charge that he drove to the Tampa area to sexually and physically abuse two boys he thought would be made available by their father. ...more

February 6, 2009

A federal judge sentenced a 74-year-old man to nearly 20 years in prison today for his long involvement in a drug-trafficking organization. ...more

September 19, 2008

Calling the Tampa prosecution of John A. "Junior" Gotti a desperate effort to overcome the federal government's losing streak against him, defense lawyers Friday filed a motion seeking to move the case to New York. ...more

September 13, 2008

Calling the Tampa prosecution of John A. "Junior" Gotti a desperate effort to overcome the federal government's losing streak against him, defense lawyers this morning filed a motion seeking to move the case to New York. ...more

September 12, 2008

For the third time in a month, Sarasota-based private investigator Bill Warner has tracked to a Tampa hosting company what he considers a significant Web site used by jihadists for communications, recruitment and fundraising. The company is based in the same building as the United States attorney's office. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - One of al-Qaida's oldest and most stable Web sites is being hosted in Tampa and contains a 21-minute audio clip calling for Palestinians to attack Jews and the United States, according to organizations that track jihadists online. ...more

February 18, 2008

Often it has been said that 'the past becomes prologue.' This best describes the verdict and aftermath of the Martin Lee Anderson case last week where the Bay County Courthouse was more reminiscent of our state's segregationist past as opposed to our multi-ethnic present. ...more

October 19, 2007