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AeroVanti founder in contempt of court, says he will sell $300K yacht

Legal troubles continue to mount for AeroVanti's founder as a judge gives him 60 days to pay a $575,000 fine.

By Louis Llovio
| 2:15 p.m. March 5, 2024
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Patrick Britton-Harr founded AeroVanti in 2021.

Manatee-Sarasota

A federal judge in Maryland has found Patrick Britton-Harr in contempt of court and given him until April 30 to deposit $575,000 with the court.

The contempt finding stems from a case where Britton-Harr, the founder of the troubled Sarasota air service company AeroVanti, and several health care companies he operates, were accused of committing Medicare fraud and are facing a $30 million default judgment.

The judge’s order, issued Monday, cancels a contempt hearing scheduled for March 8.

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Louis Llovio

Louis Llovio is the deputy managing editor at the Business Observer. Before going to work at the Observer, the longtime business writer worked at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Maryland Daily Record and for the Baltimore Sun Media Group. He lives in Tampa.