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Search results for "Lee County Tax Collector" ...
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Deed Scam Hits Lee
Hoyem's story uncovers how scam artists in Southwest Florida forged property deeds with the signatures of dead property owners, stealing and re-selling land to get rich quick.
Tags: stealing land; reselling land; Lee County Property Appraiser; Lee County Tax Collector; Lee County Clerk of Court; property deeds
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Probe Focuses on Fund's Risks
The LA Times follows-up on the investigation into the former treasurer tax collector, Robert Citron, after Orange County had declared bankruptcy; agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the state department of corporations also launched their own investigations into the investment practices of Citron
Tags: Fraud Contracts