Fraud

A new report by the Collier County Office of the Inspector General reveals that one of former Collier County Deputy Manager Sean Callahan undisclosed lobbyist clients, Jacobs Solutions, is a long-time vendor for Collier County. Callahan was quietly fired in January of 2022 after county staff discovered he was secretly working as a lobbyist for a powerful Washington D.C. lobbying firm — a moonlighting job that violated county policies, ethical guidelines, and anti-fraud measures.

A grand jury returned an indictment charging Timothy Craig Jolloff, 46, and Lisa Ann Jolloff, 56, both of Fort Myers),with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and illegal monetary transactions. Timothy Jolloff is also charged with multiple counts of bank fraud. The chart below summarizes the indictment charges and maximum penalties as to each defendant.The indictment also notifies the defendants that the United States intends to forfeit a 2019 GMC truck and approximately $3,403,265, which are alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offense.

An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. The loss represents 10 percent of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has disbursed in pandemic aid.

A claim of failing to appear for alleged jury duty is part of a new round of telephone scams emerging in Southwest Florida.

A Sarasota man has been found guilty in federal court on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.On Monday, following a six-week trial, a jury returned guilty verdicts on nine counts against Phillip Roy Wasserman, 66. He will face a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment on each of the conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud counts.

The large-scale credit card fraud scheme operated in Cape Coral between late-2015 and mid-2018 by father and son ringleaders.

Two Florida businessmen pleaded guilty yesterday to tax evasion., did not report over $3 Million in business receipts

Diane Durbon and Brittany Lukasik face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and Lukasik also faces a maximum penalty of 3 years’ imprisonment for filing a false tax return.

A Naples man will head to prison for more than seven years on charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, illegal monetary transactions, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and repay $2.6 million in a scheme related to COVID-19 relief funds.