Elaine Silvestrini
TBO.com
Tampa, FL, United States
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Hope Children’s Home survives dark times
TAMPA — The Hope Children’s Home is an idyllic place for troubled children, helping youngsters whose parents are unable to care for them. → Read More
Son embezzles $187,000 from children’s charity his father founded
TAMPA — The Hope Children’s Home in Northwest Tampa houses 75 children, described on its website as “discarded, abused, unwanted or orphaned.” → Read More
Tampa mobster applies for reduced sentence under new guidelines
A capo in the Gambino crime family prosecuted nine years ago in Tampa hopes recent changes in federal drug sentences mean he won’t die in prison. → Read More
Former Tampa police informant gets 12 years; judge calls her a ‘loser’
TAMPA — Whenever Rita Girven got in trouble, she called in her chits, getting help from Tampa police for all the assistance she had given them. → Read More
Models sue Caliente nudist resort: Stop using our images
TAMPA — They’re Playboy playmates and stars of reality shows, feature movies and video games. → Read More
Judge: Cortnee Brantley to remain free despite violating release conditions
TAMPA — A month after a federal appellate court denied her appeal, and after she repeatedly violated the conditions of her release, Cortnee Brantley will remain free, a federal judge ruled Tue → Read More
Fantasy sports face tough odds as Tampa investigation puts future in doubt
A Tampa-based federal investigation into daily fantasy sports games has put the future of the multibillion-dollar industry at risk. → Read More
Retired DEA agent admits lying for friend who helped drug dealer
TAMPA — A former federal agent will admit he lied to federal investigators to cover up the possible crimes of a close friend, another former agent. → Read More
300 Florida prisoners go free as drug penalties are rolled back
Today is the day thousands of federal inmates are scheduled for release from prison nationwide, including more than 300 in Florida, under a rollback of federal drug penalties. → Read More
ABC Liquor store employee robs another ABC Liquor store
TAMPA — An employee of the ABC Liquor Store on Kennedy Boulevard called in to his workplace in April to let them know couldn’t come in because his mother was sick for several days. → Read More
Tampa teen pleads guilty, gets probation in Cabela dog abuse case
TAMPA — A teen who shot the dog Cabela pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated animal cruelty and was sentenced to four years of probation. → Read More
Disobedient juror’s punishment: Keep reporting for jury duty
TAMPA — A former jury candidate who disobeyed a judge’s order is now facing the possibility of reporting for jury duty every other week for six months. → Read More
It’s basic black for Florida’s judges says Supreme Court
When it comes to fashion, the Florida Supreme Court wants judges to stick to basic black in the courtroom. → Read More
Judge: Suspect in murder in Poland must stay in jail until extradition
TAMPA — A suspect in a murder in Poland won’t be released from jail before he is extradited, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. → Read More
Nude photos stolen from cellphone haunt Tampa woman
TAMPA — The restaurant was abuzz as reporters showed up to cover the arrest of an employee at a neighboring cellphone store on charges of stealing a customer’s nude pictures from her → Read More
Gun-carrying fisherman detained at Ballast Point Park; sues city, police
TAMPA — A Polk County man says he was exercising his right to openly carry a gun while fishing at Ballast Point Park in June when police detained him. → Read More
Charge filed in probe of Hillsborough charity for mentally disabled
TAMPA — A former employee of the former Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge she misled the Social Security Administration over how cli → Read More
Tampa woman pleads guilty, contests amount in welfare fraud case
TAMPA — When Latashia Green came into hundreds of thousands of dollars five years ago, she bought some property and moved out of her public housing. → Read More
Many apartment managers getting rid of drop boxes after wave of thefts
In December 2013, the management of a Clearwater apartment complex notified several residents they were late paying their rent. → Read More
Student aid fraud growing; feds haven’t fully addressed ‘serious vulnerability’
TAMPA — A federal judge last year dubbed him a “lifelong” and “committed fraudster,” and authorities say Avangia L. Jones has continued to steal from federal taxp → Read More