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Ask Doug: Ponzi schemes

Bernie Madoff didn't use any new tricks to steal money. In fact, he used a very old con game called a Ponzi scheme, named after Charles Ponzi -- a Boston

Ask Doug: Check out a charity

Our investigative team often gets calls from viewers who are concerned about the way non-profits and charities spend donations. The best way to find this

Avoid drunk drivers

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office keeps close track of the numbers of drunk driving crashes, arrests and their locations. We took a look at when and

Ask Doug: Withholding adjudication

Most people assume when a person goes to court, the judge either finds them guilty or not guilty, but in Florida, there's another option.

Ask Doug: Judges’ vacation

Most people are lucky if they get two or three weeks of paid vacation a year, but if you sit the bench, you could spend a lot of time at the beach.

New tools help name the dead

For years now, DNA evidence has provided the missing puzzle pieces to help solve crimes. But not everyone is taking advantage of this technology.

Ask Doug: Crime statistics

Our country first started tracking and collecting crime statistics back in the '30s. The system is called the uniform crime reporting.

Ask Doug: Who's in prison

When it comes to finding someone in a Florida prison or out on probation for a state crime, Florida’s Department of Corrections makes it pretty easy.

States wonder: Help, or just hope?

Across the country, troubled homeowners are searching for help, desperate to avoid foreclosure. But now investigators in several states are talking a closer

Ask Doug: Freedom of Information Act

The Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, was passed by Congress in 1966 and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. It was designed to give citizens

Closing time for Bradenton bar?

Police say Club RJ's was a place where people bought drugs, criminals hung out, and violence spilled into the parking lot.  But today, Bradenton police and

Ask Doug: Chinese drywall

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has developed a drywall information center where you can file a complaint and follow the latest developments. That web

Recession strains state jobs line

Most of us know someone who's collecting unemployment benefits while desperately looking for work. But some people say the state needs to do some work on its

Lawsuit: Son's I-275 death was murder

Kevin McGinley was headed home with friends when they got in a shouting match with another car. The drivers pulled over and parked on the side of Interstate

Sue the state? You won't get much

It's harder to sue the State of Florida than it used to be, thanks to something called the Sovereign Immunity Tort Law.

Driving-while-texting law proposed

Deputy Felix Moret is a DUI investigator for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. He's got an eye for drunk drivers, but says it’s hard to tell

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