Central Florida Man Charged with DUI on Lawnmower

We just commented here last week on a Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to DUI for driving a lawnmower-turned-motorized-recliner and noted that a similar charge was possible under Florida law. And now, news comes out of Marion County near Ocala... [Read More]

Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Fraud

James Otto Price, III, of Jacksonville was sentenced this month to 30 months in federal prison for willfully preparing false tax returns. The court also entered a money judgment against Price in the amount of $216,454.00, according to the U.S... [Read More]

Pasco Man Acquitted of Shooting under Stand Your Ground Law

A Pasco County jury this week acquitted Anthony Boglino of Hudson of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Boglino shot his neighbor one time in the abdomen in May 2008. He faced 25 years to life in prison if convicted... [Read More]

Tampa Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Mortgage Fraud

The former president of a Tampa mortgage company and his wife were sentenced to federal prison this week for defrauding banks and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for a combined $79 million. According to court documents, Corey... [Read More]

MN Man Sentenced to Probation for La-Z-Boy DUI

Dennis LeRoy Anderson of northern Minnesota has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk. Anderson left a bar in Proctor, MN in August 2008 in the recliner – after drinking eight or nine beers, according to police... [Read More]

Woman Pleads Guilty to DUI Manslaughter in Death of Bradenton Soup Kitchen Manager

Mary Ann DeLazzer of Bradenton was 77 years old when she died last year, the day after Thanksgiving. The manager of the Our Daily Bread soup kitchen, DeLazzer was on her way to work just after 6 a.m. that morning... [Read More]

Pinellas County Telemarketer Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges

Peter James Porcelli II, a Pinellas County telemarketer, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Tampa on fraud charges. Porcelli is already serving 13 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in 2007 to wire fraud, mail... [Read More]

Several Arrested on Hernando Prescription Drug Charges

Jeffrey Allen Ware of Weeki Wachee was arrested by Hernando County sheriff’s deputies earlier this week and charged in Citrus County with eight counts of trafficking in controlled substances and eight other drug-related charges, including attempting to acquire possession of... [Read More]

Possible DUI Charge in Hernando Bus Crash

According to a Hernando County sheriff’s report, a 2006 Toyota slammed head-on into a school bus on County Road 550 earlier this week. The driver, Michelle Sutton, allegedly had a suspended license and may be charged with driving under the... [Read More]