CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of Angela Augustine, an insurance claims adjuster, for allegedly conducting an $11.6 million automobile insurance fraud scheme. Using access to auto insurance claims, Augustine allegedly reopened numerous claims and issued settlement checks to approximately 326 alleged co-conspirators.

DORAL, Fla. – Hoy, durante su Mesa redonda sobre el IRS en Doral, el Oficial principal de finanzas de la Florida (CFO por sus siglas en inglés) Jimmy Patronis criticó los informes del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS por sus siglas en inglés) apuntando a los fanáticos de Taylor Swift que vendieron boletos por más de $600. La nueva ley requerirá que las plataformas de venta de boletos le den al IRS información personal sobre los usuarios que vendieron boletos.

DORAL, Fla. – Today, during his IRS Roundtable in Doral, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis panned reports of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting Taylor Swift fans who sold tickets for more than $600. The new law will require ticketing platforms to give the IRS personal information on users who sold tickets.

DORAL, Fla. – Today, during his IRS Roundtable in Doral, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis panned reports of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting Taylor Swift fans who sold tickets for more than $600. The new law will require ticketing platforms to give the IRS personal information on users who sold tickets.

Authorities arrested two licensed insurance adjusters, one unlicensed insurance adjuster and a mold contractor on multiple felony charges after investigators said they worked together to defraud a 94-year-old Miami Gardens woman and Citizens Insurance.

MIAMI, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of four subjects, identified as two licensed public adjusters, one individual posing as a public adjuster, and one mold remediation company owner, for allegedly filing multiple fraudulent insurance claims with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (CITIZENS) to attempt to defraud a 94-year-old homeowner out of more than $57,000.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Today, during his IRS Roundtable in West Palm Beach, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a letter to Venmo, PayPal, Cash App and Zelle demanding that they cease all operations to build technologies taxing Floridians from their small dollar transactions and that they public release all communications between their apps and the federal government.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a proclamation highlighting National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and acknowledging the contributions American truckers make towards our national and state economy. Trucking careers serve as one out of every 19 jobs in the state of Florida, with more than 390,000 Floridians employed in the trucking industry. Florida’s truckers are vital to state commerce and ensuring that Floridians receive the goods and services they need to live or start and grow a business.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that more than $32 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of August. Since CFO Patronis took office in 2017, more than $2.1 billion in unclaimed property has been returned to Florida citizens.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that more than $32 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of August. Since CFO Patronis took office in 2017, more than $2.1 billion in unclaimed property has been returned to Florida citizens.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced that more than $32 million in unclaimed property was returned to Floridians during the month of August. Since CFO Patronis took office in 2017, more than $2.1 billion in unclaimed property has been returned to Florida citizens.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the victory in a potential class-action lawsuit, which sought to cast the state’s unclaimed property system as an unconstitutional taking. The lawsuit alleged that the state should pay interest or other compensation to claimants in addition to any unclaimed funds claimants are entitled to under state law. Since the CFO took office in 2017, more than $2 billion has been returned in unclaimed property to Florida citizens.

PERRY, Fla. – Following the impacts of Hurricane Idalia, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis activated and deployed his Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team (DFAST) to protect Florida residents and businesses from fraud. The DFAST deployment consists of three teams comprised of 23 personnel, including insurance fraud and workers’ compensation fraud detectives.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis provided important information and resources for those who have coverage through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and who might be affected by flood damage from Hurricane Idalia. Managed by FEMA, NFIP offers flood insurance to help mitigate the impact of flooding on businesses, property owners, and renters.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis is urging Floridians to take photo evidence of their home before Tropical Storm Idalia makes landfall so that homeowners have the materials and proof they need to make an effective insurance claim after the storm. Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to intensify into a major hurricane, bringing with it dangerous conditions for storm surge along Florida’s Gulf Coast, and is expected to make landfall on Wednesday. Visit PrepareFL.com for storm-related resources and information.

Today, CFO and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis reminds Floridians of the importance of using gas-powered generators safely ahead of Hurricane Idalia.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis and the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) provided new updates on Department activities regarding Hurricane Idalia.

Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is reminding owners of Electric Vehicles (EVs), and other lithium ion powered devices, to relocate their devices away from areas that may be impacted by storm surge.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is urging Floridians to take the necessary precautions to prepare their homes and property ahead of the tropical depression forming in the Gulf of Mexico. The tropical depression could strengthen into a tropical storm and bring heavy rain and damaging winds to Florida’s Gulf Coast on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.