While serving as a 93-year-old blind woman's caregiver, Barbara J. Mulert bilked the woman out of nearly $500,000, Hillsborough County deputies said Wednesday. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA -- While serving as a 93-year-old blind woman's caretaker, Barbara J. Mulert bilked the woman out of nearly $500,000, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 20, 2008

Only 45 days after a tornado ripped apart a temporary Pasco jail annex, Sheriff Bob White and county officials marveled today at how quickly a replacement was erected at the county's main detention center in Land O' Lakes. ...more

February 1, 2008

During some of the bloodiest years of the drug wars of the 1980s, crack was seen as far more dangerous than powdered cocaine, and that perception was written into the sentencing laws. Now that notion is under attack like never before. ...more

December 30, 2007

Six French charity workers sentenced to eight years' forced labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children were transferred to France on Friday, judicial officials said. ...more

December 29, 2007

Sami Al-Arian is no longer in contempt of court, a federal judge in Virginia ruled Thursday, paving the way for the former University of South Florida professor to complete his prison sentence and depart for Egypt. ...more

December 14, 2007

Regarding "Chats With Teen Girl Get Lafave Arrested" (Metro, Dec. 5): Stop the presses. Call out the National Guard. Fly in all the network anchors for the story of the year: Debra Lafave speaks to co-worker. ...more

December 11, 2007

Two years ago, two Hillsborough County teachers made headlines for crimes against children. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA - Two years ago, two Hillsborough County teachers made headlines for crimes against children. Their controversial sentences – house arrest rather than prison – drew the ire and protests of many in the community. Although prosecutors at the time said house arrest is not easy and violations are common, both Jennifer Porter and Debra Lafave have completed two years of house arrest with no violations – an unusual feat, local lawyers say. ...more

November 30, 2007

After skipping bail in a 1965 mail fraud case, former Florida haberdasher Joseph Adjmi rebuilt his life as Joe Klein, a women's clothier on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, Spain. ...more

November 16, 2007