Scott Overbeck, a man who figured prominently this year in the investigation into the 1997 disappearance of Sabrina Aisenberg, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge. ...more

October 24, 2008

The former chief engineers of a Panama-based cargo ship are scheduled to plead guilty to federal charges this afternoon, admitting they rigged the ship to bypass pollution controls, dumping oily sludge into the ocean. ...more

October 14, 2008

Sami Al-Arian lost a bid to have the U.S. Supreme Court consider his case. Al-Arian appealed rulings that he could be prosecuted for contempt for refusing to testify before a Virginia grand jury investigating Islamic charities. His attorneys argued that his 2006 plea agreement in Tampa exempted him from having to cooperate with prosecutors. ...more

October 7, 2008

Federal authorities released details of what they call a scheme at WellCare Health Plans Inc. to defraud Florida health agencies of more than $20 million. ...more

October 7, 2008

Sami Al-Arian has lost a bid to have the U.S. Supreme Court consider his case. ...more

October 6, 2008

A Latin Kings gang member who attorneys say turned his life around and helped prosecutors go after other members of the gang was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, a sharply reduced term because of his cooperation. ...more

October 4, 2008

A Michigan doctor who admitted he was paid to write more than 12,000 illicit prescriptions for more than 40,000 doses of the drug phentermine has been sentenced to 11 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. ...more

October 4, 2008

A Latin Kings gang member who attorneys say turned his life around and helped prosecutors go after other members of the gang was sentenced today to six years in federal prison for racketeering conspiracy, a sharply reduced term because of his cooperation. ...more

October 3, 2008

A Michigan doctor who admitted he was paid to write more than 12,000 illicit prescriptions for more than 40,000 doses of the drug phentermine has been sentenced to 11 months imprisonment, according to the U.S. attorney's office. ...more

October 3, 2008

David Haas, the former chief executive of Crispers restaurants, was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for embezzling more than $400,000 from his company. ...more

September 27, 2008