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Posted On: August 26, 2009

Tampa Bay Bucs' Player arrested for battery

Tampa Bay Buccaneer cornerback Aqib Talib was arrested last week for misdemeanor battery and resisting arrest without violence.

According to reports, Talib was arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol and booked into the Pinellas County jail after a cab driver reported that Talib had verbally threatened him and struck him, knocking his hat off his head.

This incident is the third time the player publically lost his cool—at the 2008 NFL rookie symposium Talib got into a fist fight with fullback Cory Boyd, a fellow draft mate of the Buccaneers, and he also got into a fight with teammate Donald Penn at an offseason workout.

It is unclear how the Buccaneer’s front office will handle the most recent incident, but in the criminal arena, Talib could face one year in jail for each of the misdemeanors.

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Posted In: Assault and Battery , Hillsborough County

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Posted On: August 8, 2009

Former Florida Judge pleads guilty in bank fraud case

Tampa Bay Online reported yesterday that former Florida Appellate Court Judge Thomas E. Stringer publicly admitted this morning that he is guilty of bank fraud for helping a stripper hide her financial assets from creditors. According to the federal charge, he lied on a loan application to purchase a house in Hawaii, saying the money used for the down payment was his, when it was from stripper Christy Yamanaka.

According to reports, Stringer plead guilty under the terms of a plea agreement he and federal prosecutors signed last month. He has yet to be sentenced.

During yesterday's hearing Stringer was advised by a federal magistrate that as a result of his plea, he may not run for public office and he may be in jeopardy of losing his law license. In addition, Stringer’s state pension may be affected by a federal criminal conviction.

Although Stringer’s crimes could subject him to thirty (30) years in prison, Federal Prosecutors are not recommending prison time for Stringer. However his sentence will ultimately be up to the magistrate’s discretion. Stringer also agreed to forfeit $222,000.

Stringer, retired from the bench in February as he was being investigated by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission.

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Posted In: Fraud

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