The Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace seized a Lehigh Acres home and money in an investigation right into a scheme netting $1.2 million, the workplace introduced this week, after arresting three males on fraud and cash laundering fees.
In line with Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, in February, the Financial Fraud Unit started an investigation after it acquired data a person provided one other firm with provides with out documenting the gross sales. Reviews say there have been 106 situations of fraudulently supplying the corporate.
In line with the sheriff’s Fb web page, Miguel Recarey-Quintana, 37, of Fort Myers provided supplies from Ajax Paving Industries of Florida with out documenting the gross sales for the enterprise, whereas working with Robernys Llumbet, 32, of Lehigh Acres, to load and ship the supplies, accumulate the cash and never give it to the enterprise.
Detectives found the entire vans concerned belonged to C&M Asphalt Paving, owned by Jose Romero, 66, of Naples.
Recarey-Quintana was employed as plant operator with Ajax for 17 years, the arrest report signifies. Llumbet, additionally a plant operator, labored for Ajax for six years and is expounded to Romero.
The detectives then decided a number of checks have been issued to firms not affiliated with reputable enterprise in transactions price roughly $1.2 million from starting in 2023. Information present the checks have been signed by Romero.
The sheriff’s workplace served a number of search warrants and subpoenas to find out that the trio defrauded the sufferer’s enterprise of a whole bunch of hundreds of {dollars}, and so they used the funds to fund a lavish way of life and construct a Lehigh Acres residence.
The Sheriff’s Offfice seized $400,000 in money and the house.
The reviews declare Romero, Llumbet, and Recarney Quintana knowingly and illegally defrauded companies. They have been arrested and charged with grand theft of greater than $100,000, scheme to defraud and cash laundering greater than $100,000.
Romero, arrested Aug. 5, bonded out of Lee County Jail on a $150,000 bond on Aug. 6, jail information point out.
Recarey-Quintana, arrested June 27, left Lee County Jail on a $150,000 bond on July 9, jail information point out.
Llumbett, arrested June 27, left Lee County Jail on a $150,000 bond on July 9.
They’re all in court docket Sept. 17 for a case administration convention.
This text initially appeared on Fort Myers Information-Press: Trio arrested in $1.2M scheme; Lee sheriff seizes Lehigh Acres home
