A federal judge has refused to delay the transfer of Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel to New York, where he faces federal charges of wire and securities fraud. Attorneys for Nadel, 76, filed a petition asking to keep Nadel in Florida so they can consult with him in their efforts to seek a review of a ruling that he be held without bail. ...more

February 6, 2009

Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel has entered into an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission consenting to the freezing of his assets. ...more

February 3, 2009

A frustrated Florida Democratic activist plans to appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals panel dismissed his claim that the national party improperly stripped the state of its delegates to the national convention. ...more

February 2, 2009

Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, arrested last week on fraud charges, has entered into an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission consenting to the freezing of his assets. ...more

February 2, 2009

Nick Bollea wasn't supposed to drive for three years as part of his plea in May, but he can now drive under certain circumstances. ...more

February 2, 2009

Developer Gene Thomason may end up in court again over a dispute with residents. ...more

January 28, 2009

Arthur Nadel, the hedge fund manager from Sarasota who disappeared recently, turned himself in today, an FBI spokesman said. Before disappearing, Nadel wrote a letter to his wife giving her instructions — "if you want to survive this mess" — to take money out of credit and other accounts before the authorities blocked access, according to a criminal complaint. ...more

January 27, 2009

Attorneys for Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife, Linda Bollea, did battle in court today over whether a maintenance worker can work at both of their homes. ...more

January 22, 2009

The first-degree murder trial of a man accused of killing his mother will begin Wednesday in Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court. ...more

January 21, 2009

Roger Gayle Thompson avoided a trial and possible life sentence Wednesday by pleading no contest to an attempted murder charge. ...more

January 15, 2009