Authorities charge group of eight in $4 Million CARES Act fraud scheme

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office uncovered an alleged fraudulent scheme involving more than $4 million in CARES Act funds.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 12:46 p.m. April 20, 2021
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for the arrests of eight people associated with a fraudulent scheme that involved more than $4 million in CARES Act funds.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office issued warrants for the arrests of eight people associated with a fraudulent scheme that involved more than $4 million in CARES Act funds.
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SARASOTA — Eight residents in the region have been charged in a complex, six-month fraud scheme where authorities contend the group defrauded a federal pandemic relief fund of at least $319,000. 

 

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