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Louis Llovio
March 27, 2023

Real estate exec headed to federal prison for money laundering

A Pasco County owner of a real estate company was sentenced for using bank accounts to launder money from international boiler room scam.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
February 25, 2023

Naples man sentenced to federal prison for $2.6M COVID fraud, weapons violation

A business owner lied and provided false documentation to secure loans for five businesses.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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Louis Llovio
February 16, 2023

Tampa businessman charged in conspiracy to kill Haitian president

Feds allege that the 64-year-old man worked to provide vests and lodging for a military group that carried out the assassination on Jovenel Moïse.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
February 14, 2023

St. Pete man faces decades in prison for stripping liens from 100 vehicles

The 44-year-old man was convicted by a federal jury in Tampa and could get more than 60 years when sentenced in May.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
February 8, 2023

Tax preparer arrested in Belize last year sentenced in nearly $2M scheme

The owner of the Hillsborough County tax preparation business created falsified tax returns that led to overinflated refunds for clients.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Louis Llovio
December 15, 2022

Pharmaceutical rep gets 4 years in prison for bribery scheme

A federal judge sentenced the 52-year-old, 10 days after his co-conspirator was sentenced, for paying a doctor “speaking fees” in exchange for prescribing drug containing fentanyl.

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Louis Llovio
December 5, 2022

Hertz reaches settlement in false arrest lawsuits

The Lee County-based company will pay more than $150 million to drivers after it filed incorrect police reports leading to arrests.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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Mark Gordon
November 2, 2022

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.

Manatee-Sarasota

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Louis Llovio
September 14, 2022

Private school official accused of stealing tuition, mortgage fraud

A Largo man was charged by federal prosecutors for scheming to move tuition payments into personal accounts and giving false information to get more than $1 million in mortgages.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Business Observer Staff
May 18, 2022

Pinellas County resident charged in money laundering scheme

Alexander Leszczynski is accused of scamming the government out of nearly $200,000 in PPP loans, then creating a fake pardon he claimed was signed by former President Trump.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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Real estate exec headed to federal prison for money laundering

Naples man sentenced to federal prison for $2.6M COVID fraud, weapons violation

Tampa businessman charged in conspiracy to kill Haitian president

St. Pete man faces decades in prison for stripping liens from 100 vehicles

Tax preparer arrested in Belize last year sentenced in nearly $2M scheme

Pharmaceutical rep gets 4 years in prison for bribery scheme

Hertz reaches settlement in false arrest lawsuits

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

Private school official accused of stealing tuition, mortgage fraud

Pinellas County resident charged in money laundering scheme

California lender to acquire 280-employee Tampa real estate financing firm

Detwiler's buys Palmetto property for $1.06M

Tampa credit union led deal wins final approval, creating $22B institution

324-unit downtown Sarasota apartment complex proposal wins key approval

UTC restaurant closing but 'not leaving' after 10 years, owner says

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