Three men ordered to pay $129M in fraud that began in Lee County

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A fraud case that originated in Lee County and now includes civil fines, jail time for one perpetrator and a pair of alleged Brazilian fugitives will cost three men nearly $130 million, after a ruling this week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

 

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