TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Blaise Ingoglia announced the arrest of four more individuals involved in a scheme to defraud the State of Florida of $1.7 million, following six other arrests made last week in the same investigation. These individuals allegedly filed fraudulent property damage claims through the Florida Division of Risk Management. The CFO made this announcement while he joined The Bottom Line on Fox Business.  

Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said, “I said it before, and I’ll say it again: if you steal from Florida taxpayers, you will go to jail. I promised that my investigators would be making more arrests in this case, and I am proud to announce that we have delivered on that promise. If you try to steal from the taxpayers of Florida, it is not a question of IF we will find you; it is simply when. As CFO, I will continue to root out waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds at every level.” 

Arrests announced today:  

Shelton Allen – Grand Theft, Cashing or Depositing Item with Intent to Defraud  

Latasha Belford – Grand Theft, Cashing or Depositing Item with Intent to Defraud  

Cervantes Galloway – Grand Theft  

Ni’jah Johnson- Grand Theft, Cashing or Depositing Item with Intent to Defraud  

The Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID) is actively looking for Curtis McClendon in connection with this investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact CID at (850)-508-7827.