PLANT CITY POLICE This crime index is published in an effort to help residents keep track of crime in their neighborhood and to promote public safety. Below is a listing of crimes handled by the Plant City Police Department between July 14 and 20 arranged by ZIP code. These are crimes that have been investigated by officers and don't reflect unfounded calls for service. ...more

August 13, 2008

A central Florida businessman whose private equity fund owned several payroll processing firms has been accused of stealing $182 million in taxes from thousands of small-business clients. ...more

August 8, 2008

FBI agents say Ali Hammoud tried to pull off a caper worthy of the big screen. ...more

July 30, 2008

It was April 2007, and two Bear Stearns hedge funs run by Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were piling up losses in the subprime mortgage market. The men were panicking over an internal report showing their funds were tanking. ...more

June 20, 2008

TAMPA - Joanne Cone, who is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for bankruptcy fraud, was "blinded and deluded by her love for her husband," her attorney says in court papers. ...more

June 19, 2008

This morning, a federal judge in Tampa sentenced 28-year-old Luis Uribe Of Apollo Beach to 8 1/2 years in federal prison and five years of probation for wire fraud and identity theft for a mortgage scam. ...more

June 11, 2008

A Hollywood private investigator was convicted Thursday of federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and contract disputes against the rich and famous. ...more

May 20, 2008

The Boston Celtics can drive by the statue of Red Auerbach on their way to work today, pick up some lunch at Faneuil Hall and then warm up under the 16 NBA championship banners their predecessors helped hang from the rafters. ...more

May 18, 2008

A building contractor who admitted taking bribes from former city housing chief Steve LaBrake has been released early from his probation sentence. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA – A building contractor who admitted taking bribes from former city housing chief Steve LaBrake has been released early from his probation sentence. ...more

May 9, 2008