The House moved forward on a budget that relies for savings on closing several prisons, rejecting pleas from tiny Jefferson County, where the planned closing of the local penitentiary could devastate the rural north Florida community's economy.
Punching ignitions to steal Plymouths in his younger days grew into a more sophisticated crime spree for a cross-country thief who used an Internet listing service to find customers for his big ticket stolen goods.[...]
(Reuters) - One of two men charged with abducting a Montana teacher reported missing and presumed dead was previously convicted in Florida of nearly a dozen crimes, including burglary and drug offenses, and served time in that state's prison system, legal records show. Sketchy details from the lengthy criminal record of Lester Vann Waters, 47, came to light as FBI agents and police in Montana ...
Jack Gantos might just be the first Newbery Medal winner to have served time in federal prison for drug smuggling. We've invited the children's author to answer three questions about Harlequin romance novels.
Spanish philosopher George Santayana once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Evidently Mexico City resident Sergio Ledesma is a bit on the forgetful side as well as a bit hoarse.
The U.S. government sold Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's 2BR/2BA residence in the Bloomberg building for $5.1 million, or $310,000 below asking. Rothstein, who ran a $1.2 billion investment scam, is currently spending time (50 years) at his Florida residence (federal...
