A former analyst for a St. Petersburg check authorizing company was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in federal prison for stealing more than 8.4 million consumer records that were sold to direct marketers. ...more

July 11, 2008

TAMPA - A former analyst for a St. Petersburg check authorizing company was sentenced this morning to four years and nine months in federal prison for stealing more than 8.4 million consumer records that were sold to direct marketers. ...more

July 10, 2008

Bank of America said Thursday that it will cut about 7,500 jobs after it closes its acquisition of mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. ...more

June 27, 2008

Former Crispers chief executive David Haas admitted in court on Thursday to stealing more than $400,000 from his company. ...more

June 27, 2008

TAMPA - A 30-year-old Brandon businessman who pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit designer watches and purses was sentenced this morning to two years in federal prison. ...more

June 25, 2008

TAMPA – A man who robbed and beat a jewelry courier, stealing jewels valued at nearly $350,000, was sentenced this morning to 17 years in federal prison. ...more

June 24, 2008

Joanne Cone told a judge Friday that she should have been more aggressive in learning about her husband's activities, more questioning of his motives, more determined to stop him. ...more

June 21, 2008

Former road contractor Michael Cone could have spared his wife a criminal conviction and possible prison sentence. ...more

June 20, 2008

The school board has fired a former James Elementary School secretary accused of stealing almost $7,890 from an after-school program, officials said. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA - Federal judges this week sentenced two people to prison for either stealing from or defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs. The cases of Frank M. Persicano, of St. Petersburg, and Catherine Rodriguez, of Tampa, are unrelated, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. ...more

June 12, 2008