Florida F&W employees charged with theft

Five people–-four of them employees of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg–-have been charged with defrauding the state of hundreds of thousands of dollars, allegedly writing checks on state accounts to companies that didn't provide any services in return. Two of those charged together fraudulently obtained $347,000 to buy and furnish a home in Las Vegas, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The Tampa Tribune.