Lawsuit: Fire district misused COVID-19 funds, fired whistleblower

Kevin Nelmes had been with the Greater Naples Fire District since 2003.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:24 p.m. October 14, 2021
Courtesy Hodges University. Kevin Nelmes also won a Distinguished Public Service Award from the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce in 2018.
Courtesy Hodges University. Kevin Nelmes also won a Distinguished Public Service Award from the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce in 2018.
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NAPLES — An 18-year decorated veteran of the Greater Naples Fire District, Kevin Nelmes, is suing the department — alleging he was wrongfully fired after logging official complaints that the agency had misused potentially up to $1 million in pandemic relief funds.

 

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