TAMPA - A former state labor judge sentenced in 1991 for delivery of cocaine and having sex with a 14-year-old girl has violated probation by practicing law without a license, prosecutors say. Louis Tidwell, 69, appeared in court this morning on an outstanding warrant. ...more

October 11, 2007

In 1994, the son of a traveling faith healer pleaded guilty to bilking more than three dozen elderly victims out of jewelry and valuables by posing as a dealer in fine art and commodities. ...more

October 11, 2007

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the government could not use mismatched Social Security data to ferret out illegal immigrants from the workplace. ...more

October 11, 2007

TAMPA - In 1994, the son of a traveling faith healer pleaded guilty to bilking more than three dozen elderly victims out of jewelry and valuables by posing as a dealer in fine art and commodities. After serving his 15-year prison sentence, David L. Jenkins fled his probation and sent letters to the investigator who nailed him in the 1990s, taunting her about his lavish lifestyle, according to a statement from the Florida Attorney General's Office. ...more

October 10, 2007

The leader of an unrecognized American Indian tribe was arrested Thursday in a raid by federal authorities investigating claims the group sold tribal memberships to immigrants with the promise that joining would provide U.S. citizenship. ...more

September 7, 2007