Sarasota man charged in $23M scam tried to donate to prominent cancer charity

The defendant was also on probation before attempting to donate to ESPN sportscaster Dick Vitale's V Foundation for Cancer Research.

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A Sarasota man and two-time convicted felon has been charged in a multimillion-dollar fraud case that includes allegations he attempted to fraudulently donate money to a cancer charity connected to prominent ESPN sportscaster and Lakewood Ranch resident Dick Vitale. 

 

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