St. Petersburg Times personal finance editor Helen Huntley writes about money topics and answers questions about financial planning, investments and personal income taxes. ...
While it may seem to investors that the case took forever, the investigation and prosecution of Lou Pearlman was actually a study in efficency. And while the judge was the one who handed down the 25-year prison term, it would never have happened without the work of the four people pictured here. They are, from left to right, Scott Skinner, FBI agent; Annette Waldon, IRS agent; Roger Handberg, chief assistant U.S. attorney in Orlando and Danielle Brooks, former investigator for the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. Here's more about the challenges they faced in bringing Lou to justice. You can read more about the background of the case here. ...