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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 6:00 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:00:27 GMT
    They went to school on federally-backed student loans and have now defaulted on them to the tune of $111.5 million dollars. That means taxpayers are on the hook for that money. 895 doctors nationwide
    They went to school on federally-backed student loans and have now defaulted on them to the tune of $111.5 million dollars. That means taxpayers are on the hook for that money. 895 doctors nationwide
  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 12:02 AM EDT2013-05-15 04:02:32 GMT
    The brother of a former client at the Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens (HARC) is calling for the government to step up and protect people like his brother, who can't protect themselves. Meanwhile
    The brother of a former client at the Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens (HARC) is calling for the government to step up and protect people like his brother, who can't protect themselves.
  • Tuesday, May 7 2013 7:40 PM EDT2013-05-07 23:40:09 GMT
    Taxpayers take note: the state reclaimed $310,000 that it says the Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens, or HARC, fraudulently stole from you.
    Taxpayers take note: the state reclaimed $310,000 that it says the Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens, or HARC, fraudulently stole from you.
  • Monday, May 6 2013 6:01 PM EDT2013-05-06 22:01:08 GMT
    Just over three years ago, Richard James, a retired police officer from Revere, Massachusetts hired Larry Bagwill, of Bagwill Builders Group, to build a house for him on some property in New Port Richey. The
    Just over three years ago, Richard James, a retired police officer from Revere, Massachusetts hired Larry Bagwill, of Bagwill Builders Group, to build a house for him.
  • Friday, May 3 2013 7:28 PM EDT2013-05-03 23:28:18 GMT
    The Pasco County School Board may approve as early as Tuesday an agreement with the Federal Department of Education Office of Civil Rights that's intended to stop bullying on the basis of sexual orientation.
    The Pasco County School Board may approve as early as Tuesday an agreement with the Federal Department of Education Office of Civil Rights that's intended to stop bullying on the basis of sexual orientation.
  • Friday, May 3 2013 7:27 PM EDT2013-05-03 23:27:56 GMT
    With all the talk about identity theft in the Tampa Bay area, Robert Scudder decided he wouldn't give out his Social Security number any longer.
    With all the talk about identity theft in the Tampa Bay area, Robert Scudder decided he wouldn't give out his Social Security number any longer.
  • Thursday, May 2 2013 8:23 PM EDT2013-05-03 00:23:20 GMT
    Fraudsters are targeting Social Security checks in a scheme that involves rerouting money using the Social Security Administration's own website.
    Fraudsters are targeting Social Security checks in a scheme that involves rerouting money using the Social Security Administration's own website.
  • Thursday, April 25 2013 6:36 PM EDT2013-04-25 22:36:55 GMT
    Julia Seyffert was dying of breast cancer. She just wanted to die at her Sarasota home, but first she had to evict the people living there.
    Julia Seyffert was dying of breast cancer.  She just wanted to die at her Sarasota home, but first she had to evict the people living there.
  • Thursday, April 25 2013 6:12 PM EDT2013-04-25 22:12:56 GMT
    State lawmakers are considering a bill designed to make it easier for law enforcement to charge individuals found with suspected stolen identities.
    State lawmakers are considering a bill designed to make it easier for law enforcement to charge individuals found with suspected stolen identities.
  • Friday, April 12 2013 7:08 AM EDT2013-04-12 11:08:44 GMT
    Florida's Attorney General confirms her office as well as other agencies are investigating the Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens, dba, the Hillsborough Achievement and Resource Center. The
    Florida's Attorney General confirms her office as well as other agencies are investigating the Hillsborough Association for Retarded Citizens, dba, the Hillsborough Achievement and Resource Center.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:43:17 GMT
    HARC, an agency that provided services, support and care for developmentally disabled people in Hillsborough county for 60 years, took hundreds of thousands of dollars from its clients.
    HARC, an agency that provided services for developmentally disabled people in Hillsborough county for 60 years, took hundreds of thousands of dollars from its clients without their permission.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:43:04 GMT
    For years now, real estate agent Sunnie Finkle and bail bondsman G.T. Wilson II have tried to make a living from Florida's foreclosure crisis.
    For years now, real estate agent Sunnie Finkle and bail bondsman G.T. Wilson II have tried to make a living from Florida's foreclosure crisis.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:42:50 GMT
    Robert E. O'Neill
    The federal government has undergone a "seismic change" in dealing with the kind of tax refund fraud cases that have plagued the Bay area, according to the U.S. Attorney for Middle District of Florida.
    The federal government has undergone a "seismic change" in dealing with the kind of tax refund fraud cases that have plagued the Bay area, according to the U.S. Attorney for Middle District of Florida.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:42:35 GMT
    Systems set up to protect the money clients at the Hillsborough Association of Retarded Citizens or HARC, all failed.
    Systems set up to protect the money clients at the Hillsborough Association of Retarded Citizens or HARC, all failed. As a result, HARC freely raided a trust account containing clients' money.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:42:18 GMT
    Samuel Atkinson, 34, had a good run romancing beautiful women, driving fast cars and living the life of a rich Tampa doctor back in the summer of 2010.
    Samuel Atkinson, 34, had a good run romancing beautiful women, driving fast cars and living the life of a rich Tampa doctor back in the summer of 2010.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:42:06 GMT
    Tampa Bay Water's regional reservoir is just shy of 8 years old and heavy machinery is now ripping apart its inner walls to begin the process of repairing and preventing widespread cracking.
    Tampa Bay Water's regional reservoir is just shy of 8 years old and heavy machinery is now ripping apart its inner walls to begin the process of repairing and preventing widespread cracking.
  • Friday, March 15 2013 6:41 PM EDT2013-03-15 22:41:50 GMT
    G.T. Wilson Jr. and Sunnie Finkle, Facebook photo
    The Pasco Sheriff's Office has closed a fraud investigation into the target of an Eight On Your Side investigation without filing any criminal charges.
    The Pasco Sheriff's Office has closed a fraud investigation into the target of an Eight On Your Side investigation without filing any criminal charges.
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