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A St. Petersburg man scams a nationwide business out of more than $1.2 million and used some of the money that was linked to the fraudulent prosecutors, federal prosecutors said.Jared Borgesto Murray, now 41, has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, the US lawyers’ office for the Central District of Florida.Murray was represented by defense attorneys Summer Ray Goldman and Maribeth L. Wetzel of the Goldman Wetzel PLLC of St. Petersburg.”This is a particularly unique case and Murray accepted the responsibility,” Goldman told McClatchy News…

The Infinite Loop, the soundtrack to “It’s a Little World,” gets a new poem in Magic Kingdom Attraction. The sound of the gentle boat ride finale will change to July 17th, adding a poem written by Richard Sherman, who died in May 2024 at the age of 95. Richard Sherman and his brother Robert Sherman, who died in 2012, wrote the original lyrics along with several other Disney classics. The new line retains the global unification of the original “it’s a small world (after all).” He is immediately asked in the finale scene: “Mother Earth connects us in our hearts…

Indian River County, Fla. (WFLA) – The 87-year-old man from Vermont passed away Sunday after being attacked by a truck while trying to save a turtle on a Florida highway, Florida Highway Patrol said. The Troopers said the 87-year-old man was moving south in the middle lane of Interstate 95 just north of County Route 512 in Sebastian around 4:20pm, when he was crossing the southbound lane to retrieve a turtle from the road. Miami woman with a black Mazda CX-9 slowed down to avoid attacking the man, but Port St. Lucie man with a Dodge 3500 pickup truck couldn’t…

By Josh Bork WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Monday imposes a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing a sustained trade imbalance with two important Asian US allies. Trump provided notification of tariffs beginning August 1 by posting a letter on the true society addressed to leaders of both countries. The letter warned that both countries would not retaliate by increasing their import taxes. Otherwise, the Trump administration would increase tariffs even more. “If we decide for any reason to raise tariffs, whatever the number we choose will be added to the 25% we…

st. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is entering a pivotal stage with its $62 million expansion project, with construction actively underway at a new facility aimed at increasing the ability to treat the region’s most complex pediatric cases. The 28,000-square-foot expansion (part of the multi-year master facility plan) broke the ground earlier this year and is expected to be completed by July 2026. The project will add state-of-the-art surgical rooms, expand emergency care, and replace the aging infrastructure that is critical to hospital day-to-day operations. “We expect to get final permits at any time,” said Justin Olsen,…

TAMPA – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondy has fired the lead prosecutor handling a federal fraud case against St. Petersburg businessman Leo Govoni, who was ostensibly retaliated for his role in the January 6 indictment of the insurrections.A June 27 memo from the Justice Department was obtained by the Tampa Bay Times and notified that U.S. attorney Aide Michael Gordon has been excluded from federal services. The memo has a boa signature from Bondi. With her actions, Gordon removes the famous Tampa incident, including $100 million embezzlement from the medical trust fund taking place in Bondy’s home community. It came…

By Alex Veiga Apsociate Press Business Writer U.S. stocks have been low in early trading Monday as the Trump administration put pressure on trading partners to trade before the Wednesday deadline. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower as trading resumed in the US after a reduced week of holiday. The benchmark index was close to the best ever set last week. The Dow Jones industrial average was 96 points (0.2%) as of 9:54am Eastern time, while the Nasdaq Composite was 0.5% lower. Bond yields were mixed. The Treasury yield rose to 4.37% from 4.34% in the second half of Thursday.…

At the end of this past legislative session, the peeling headline above the front page of the Orlando Sentinel seemed to be accompanied by the sound of a sad trombone.”As the session ends, the tax cuts collapse.”Womp Womp.Scott Maxwell (Provided)It seemed sad for taxpayers. The governor and the GOP leader of Congress have spent several months committing you to tax relief. But then, Golined, they managed to not deliver.Anyway, that’s not the case for you. But the special interest, well, they won a wealth of tax credits.NASCAR recorded one on ticket sales. So was the case with Publix, a lease…

The impact of AI on job hunting has changed traditional employment processes, with employers facing a surge in AI-generated applications and concerns about the impact of job search, interview decisions, and writing resumes. As AI tools like ChatGpt become more accessible, job seekers are increasingly dependent throughout the job search process, from writing their resumes to preparing for interviews. However, while these tools help candidates stand out, many employers are now overwhelmed by the “tsunami” of AI-generated applications. LinkedIn alone has seen an increase in the number of recruitment applications by more than 45% last year, with an average of…

The work of Space Force officers, who are responsible for overseeing each launch on the Space Coast, changed hands. Brig. General Christine Panzenhagen handed out some of her duties, including the role of commander for space launches. The command-making change ended the run on June 26th as leader of the Canaveral Space Force at the Patrick Space Force Base and Cape of Cape, which oversaw the traditional passage of space systems director Lieutenant General Philip Gallant and the iconic pennant, Guyn, and as the leader of the Canaveral Space Force at the Patrick Space Force base and Cape. She came…