I find it interesting that so many of the people that were helped by FEMA, (a.k.a. taxpayers) feel that they should not have to repay for the housing and other services that were provided them in an emergency situation. There has been a few million dollars in fraud and theft that will never be recovered, and some people are still living in trailers and hotels supplied by us and have just milked the system to the extreme. ...more

February 21, 2008

An Ocala jury went home without reaching a verdict Thursday in the tax evasion trial of Wesley Snipes. ...more

February 1, 2008

The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax case completed its first full day of deliberations Wednesday without a verdict. Snipes and two co-defendants are accused of fraud and conspiracy in an eight-count 2006 indictment. The action star faces six additional charges for failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004. ...more

January 31, 2008

Authorities say Sean Welsh attempted to steal almost $80,000 from his mother by using her identity to open nine credit cards and selling her possessions. ...more

January 31, 2008

Authorities say Sean Welsh attempted to steal almost $80,000 from his mother by using her identity to open nine credit cards and selling her possessions. ...more

January 30, 2008

TAMPA - A 19-year-old Tampa man bit a police officer's hand and made racial slurs, according to the Temple Terrace Police Department. ...more

January 16, 2008

A Sebring man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly attempted to use a fraudulent license he purchased through a Web site to cash a check at the Amscot Financial at 1157 US Hwy 27 South. ...more

January 14, 2008

A 38-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night after he failed to register as a sex offender, Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. ...more

January 9, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - A Temple Terrace woman forged her employer's signature on a dozen checks made out to herself, taking nearly $8,700 without her employer's permission or authority, police say. ...more

January 6, 2008

Have we lost perspective when we consider the issue of providing $75 per month to Highlands County military personnel on active duty in combat zones? From a moral prospective the idea has merit. When viewed from an ethical point of view it may point to greater problems relating to administration, bookkeeping and opportunity for fraud. ...more

January 4, 2008