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Tax fraud leads to eight years in prison for Riverview man
Anthony Simms was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for passing forged U.S. Department of Treasury checks - including some for deceased people. He also was convicted of theft of government...
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Gov. Scott names first Hispanic lieutenant governor
As expected, Gov. Rick Scott appointed Carlos Lopez-Cantera, the Miami-Dade property appraiser, as lieutenant governor to fill the months-long vacancy created when Jennifer Carroll resigned. He is the...
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Cuba Standard merges with CubaNews
Cuba Standard, a Tampa Bay-based online publication, is merging with Miami-based CubaNews. Cuba Standard, a well-respected source of Cuban business and economic news, and CubaNews will become totally...
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Pinellas to market industrial property
Pinellas County wants to make a deal on some rare vacant industrial acreage. Fifteen acres in mid-county will be offered for sale soon through a request for negotiation process, which does not require...
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USF Sarasota-Manatee chancellor to retire
Arthur M. Guilford, regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, plans to retire in January 2015, ending 38 years of working at USF. He began his career at USF Tampa as an...
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Fowler White merger talks reflect national trends
As law firm Fowler White Boggs contemplates a possible merger with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, the potential combination reflects trends in the legal arena. Law firm combinations nationwide last...
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Helios awards $1.5 million grant
Helios Education Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to the Florida College Access Network to boost the number of Floridians with a college degree or other post-secondary...
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Florida Hospital Tampa makes $53 million capital investment
Florida Hospital Tampa is investing $53 million in improvement and expansion projects, including its Women’s Health Pavilion and a new emergency department. The free-standing Women’s Health Pavilion...
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Same-sex couples file lawsuit against state
Six same-sex couples and Equality Florida Institute are filing a lawsuit against the state, contending Florida laws prohibiting the marriage of same sex couples violates the United States Constitution....
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Tax fraud leads to decade in prison for Tampa man
Earl Rojelio Blanchett Jr., also known as “E,” was sentenced to 10 years and four months in federal prison on 14 charges related to tax fraud, including aggravated identity theft. He pleaded guilty to...
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Former Tampa mortgage broker pleads guilty
Michelle Carducci, a former Tampa mortgage broker, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution and making false statements to a federal agency. She was accused...
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Sentence handed down in Suncoast credit union tax refund fraud
A federal judge sentenced Tampa resident Beverly McFadden to six years and nine months in prison for participating in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. McFadden also was ordered to pay a judgment of...
View ArticleUSF Health opens center at The Village
USF Health is tapping into the country’s largest enclave of people older than 55 by opening a facility in The Villages. The new USF Health Specialty Care Center is a 25,000-square-foot facility...
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Cooley Law School adds new study abroad program
The American Bar Association approved expansion of Thomas M. Cooley Law School’s foreign study programs to include Oxford, England. The Michigan-based law school, which has a campus in the Riverview...
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Port asks federal court to dismiss Liberty Channelside lawsuit
Legal sparring over Channelside Bay Plaza took another step with a federal court motion filed Wednesday by the Tampa Port Authority, asking a judge to dismiss Liberty Channelside LLC’s attempt to block...
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Adams named to lead Florida Hospital Tampa
Brian Adams was named president and CEO of Florida Hospital Tampa, effective Feb. 1. He succeeds John Harding, who is retiring after 26 years of working with Adventist Health System, according to a...
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Tampa lawyer Karen Buesing receives top pro bono award
Karen M. Buesing, a shareholder at Akerman LLP in Tampa, is the recipient of the 2014 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, the highest statewide recognition for pro bono service. Buesing, a board...
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Former MLB player teams up with Tampa health care company
Retired Major League Baseball player Darryl Strawberry has partnered with Oglethorpe Inc. to open substance abuse treatment centers with a focus on athletes. The first Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center...
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Price tag: $53M for Florida Hospital projects
Florida Hospital Tampa is investing $53 million in improvements and expansion projects, including its Women’s Health Pavilion and a new emergency department. The free-standing Women’s Health Pavilion...
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Tampa law firm Stichter Riedel receives pro bono services award
Stichter Riedel Blain & Prosser PA is the 2014 Law Firm Commendation recipient, an award honoring significant contributions of pro bono legal services. It is considered a go-to law firm for...
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