Meng interviewed 52 farmworkers and 110 attorneys, social service providers, law enforcement officials and members of the agriculture industry in New York, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and the state of ...

Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr. could get up to five years in federal prison for pleading guilty to a single count ... two threatening messages around the time Obama visited South Florida in February to deliver a speech at the University of Miami ...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme court says charter counties can have term limits ... Other counties with term limits are Brevard, Clay, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange, Palm Beach, Polk and Volusia. A term limit proposal is on the Nov. 6 ballot ...

MARIANNA — More than 160 current and former employees and family members who say they were exposed to toxins at a federal prison's electronics recycling ... Federal Correctional Institution in the Florida Panhandle. Two lawsuits filed last ...

Thursday. The two are accused of shooting a 25-year-old man Wednesday on Healy Street in Palm Bay, who later died. The two men are now in jail, pending extradition back to Florida.

Greer, now facing criminal ... Now a lawyer in private practice, LeMieux is running for Florida's other U.S. Senate seat in a Republican primary facing U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV of Fort Myers and former Rep. Dave Weldon of Melbourne.

MIAMI (AP) - The former comptroller of a South Florida town will serve more than two years in prison for stealing more than $200,000 in town money. Authorities said Wednesday that 46-year-old Carolyn Ann Modeste stole the money from Miami Shores over a 13 ...

Nobody got hurt, but this month a northeast Florida judge was bound by state law to sentence her to 20 years in prison. Alexander ... and that people ensnared by mandatory-minimum laws cross racial barriers. In central Florida, a white man ...

who were wanted in connection with the shooting death Wednesday of Raymond Torres in Palm Bay, Fla. The Toppins are being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County, pending extradition to Florida. An initial court appearance ...

I was pleased to see the editorial celebrating the work of the Florida Innocence Commission. Our state does have a woeful record of putting the wrong people in prison, with one of the highest number of death row inmates who turn out to be innocent.

living in their primary homes who are permanent residents of Florida. The justices did not indicate when they will rule. "This is not an immigration case," said Assistant Miami-Dade County Attorney Melinda Thornton. "This would apply to anyone ...

and to slip away by night to safety. And now he's talking. He filed a lawsuit last month in federal court against the man he says enslaved him. And he's talking to the Tampa Bay Times in hopes that publicity will cleanse Florida of indentured servitude.

Last year, while Florida's crime rate dropped a miniscule ... Gee even has an investigator assigned to the Hillsborough County Jail, where he often learns about new criminal schemes, including the IRS scam. Crime, it should be stressed, has ...

After all, they've had all offseason to ponder the very real possibility that their best cover corner, Aqib Talib, could be sentenced to significant jail time—five to 20 ... After all, he was a four-year starter at Florida International, with 49 games ...

Assistant State Attorney Stefanie Walters said medical ... "It sends a message that there's criminal culpability for acts of hazing," Bernstein said. She criticized Florida A&M, however, for failing to crack down after Hunter reported what happened.

Attorneys for three immigrants urged the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday to throw out ... That's insufficient because the warnings fall short of advising that federal immigration officials and judges have no choice but to deport noncitizen ...

The pair are being held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County, pending extradition to Florida, police said. Palm Bay police declined to discuss the motive for Torres’ killing.

Browning said Florida didn't screen voters for citizenship, but the voting application noted that lying about citizenship is perjury, punishable by up to five years in prison ... him from the rolls. Tampa Bay Times researcher Natalie Watson ...

A PORN actress will spend 40 years in prison after making a plea deal today in Florida for the murder of a man at a sex party.

The Cavs need a backcourt scorer to pair with Kyrie Irving, and Beal could become the best pure scorer in the draft after averaging 14.8 points per game as a freshman at Florida ... Toronto Raptors: Perry Jones III, Baylor The Raptors also need production ...

(AP) - More than 160 current and former employees and family members who say they were exposed to toxins at a federal prison's electronics recycling ... Marianna Federal Correctional Institution in the Florida Panhandle. Two lawsuits filed last month ...

ORLANDO — Seven people, with ties to what Florida law enforcement officials called a white supremacist and known domestic terrorist organization, were arrested on felony conspiracy and hate crime charges ... year-old Paul Jackson and 22 ...

PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — A 12th suspect is being sought on charges related to a white supremacist group in Florida. Florida Today reported Friday that court records name 25-year-old Dylan Rettenmaier of Palm Bay as a codefendant in the domestic...

This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported May 3-9 to the University of South Florida Police Department. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the USF Police Department at (813) 974-2628. Banyan Cir.,

In announcing the arrest of an additional 10 people in the months-long probe, federal officials ... person was arrested in Florida. The charges included conspiracy to commit health care fraud and the defendants were expected in court later Tuesday.

MIAMI (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing two Florida men of misleading investors in a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein. The SEC complaint filed Tuesday in Miami federal court says George Levin and ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A porn actress will spend 40 years in prison after making a plea deal Monday in Florida for the murder of a man at a sex party. Amanda Logue, 30, was originally charged with first-degree murder before the deal, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

A new provision in a Florida law could make it easier to prosecute domestic ... any out-of-court statement would come into court for the jury to hear," Manatee County Assistant State Attorney Heather Doyle said. Prosecutors will have to prove ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man's ... as Capato's children before his death or qualify under state inheritance law as children who could legally inherit. Capato died a Florida resident, and Florida law expressly bars children ...

native and adult film actress, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for her role in a Florida murder, according to news ... According to the Tampa Bay Times, Logue’s plea came after Andrews, also an adult film actor, pleaded guilty to ...

Riverview, Florida-- Police arrested 23-year ... at the jail and began the booking process, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Detention Deputy recognized Zertuche from the Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay website as being wanted on Attempted Murder charges.

PANAMA CITY — One in every 18 Bay County residents might be carrying a gun when you pass them on the street. The number of concealed carry weapons permits in Florida is continuing ... “We don’t have more crime,” he said.

Dieuvil, whose address is listed in the 8700 block of Baystone Cove, west of Boynton Beach, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Thursday, records show. An investigation by Boca Raton Police, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation ...

A Tampa lawyer was arrested Friday for grand theft and organized fraud, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. David Anthony Fontes was arrested after a five-month investigation, the department said. Fontes, 51, was hired to handle an ...

Community Bank and Trust of Florida has issued a warning to customers in Marion County, saying someone has been ... and asking for their account number, Social Security and the expiration dates of any debit cards. But bank officials said it's ...

A United Airlines flight bound for Mexico made an emergency landing Monday at Florida's Tampa International Airport after ... former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail stemming from his conviction earlier this year of bias ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama—A Panamanian man who watched his two ... Attorney Edna Ramos said the lawsuit alleging negligence by Princess Cruise Lines was filed in a Florida state court on behalf of Adrian Vazquez. The 18-year-old Vazquez and ...

Hillsborough County, Florida -- Pasco County is sending out a warning about ... Crist tells 10 News he's asked the county attorney to look at the possibility of a burn ban, especially after seeing an 80-acre fire break out in a rural area near Lithia ...

A judge is scheduled to hear several motions by Gonzalez's attorneys today ... Buccaneers Mother's Day Makeovers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving away a once-in-a-lifetime experience to 10 Central Florida mothers on Thursday.

A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the death of Lowell Police Chief Joe Landers who was killed in a motorcycle crash in April. The Florida Highway Patrol arrested Jimmy John Christo Jr. on Monday and booked him into the Bay County Jail on ...

PANAMA CITY — After two years of decreases, the violent crime rate in Bay County shot up 5.7 percent in 2011, according to data released last week by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The total crime rate in Bay County actually ...