Courthouse notebook | FBI turns tables on mortgage fraud informant

Nancy Kennedy spent years working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help build a case against Conway-based manufactured home dealer Glenn Vaught.

Inquiry targets Anchorage Baptist Temple tax exemptions

In 2006, after the Anchorage Baptist Temple lobbied the Alaska Legislature to change the law so more of its two-dozen-plus church-owned staff houses would be exempt from taxes, chief pastor and Republican activist Jerry Prevo told the state.

O'Malley reveals 2013 budget

Gov. Martin O'Malley this morning released a $35.9 billion state operating budget that shifts $293 million to the counties to pay for teachers' pensions. O'Malley told reporters he recognized that the teachers' pension provision is the "most controversial" part of the proposed operating budget. O'Malley said the counties negotiate teachers' pensions and have had no incentive to reduce the amount ...

Tax evaders in Greece, Spain and Italy better beware

The European Union, whose headquarters are pictured here, has been concerned about the debt crisis in southern Europe. EU officials blame part of the economic mess on a culture of tax evasion.

Markets Live: Stocks retreat for third day

Australian shares fall for a third consecutive day with resources stocks providing the main drag.