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For anyone else wondering “And jail right? Someone’s going to jail for this?” Yes, there are also federal indictments for fraud: https://www.justice.gov/usao-
by ericskiff 3y ago
For anyone else wondering “And jail right? Someone’s going to jail for this?”
Yes, there are also federal indictments for fraud:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/simple-health https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/simple-health
- darth_avocado 3y agoI came here to say what about jail time? Thank you for pointing it out.
- semiquaver 3y agoFederal convictions https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/jury-convicts-telemarketing-company-ownerceo-and-another-executive-federal-fraud https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/jury-convicts-telemarke...
- walrus01 3y agoFrom the point of view of somebody outside of Florida, that particular state seems to have a larger than normal amount of MLM scams, telemarketing fraud, real estate fraud and money laundering.
- bobthepanda 3y agoA lot of national insurers have pulled out of Florida for this reason.
- semiquaver 3y agoMy understanding is that climate risk is the primary driver of this but the scams can’t help.
- bobthepanda 3y agoThey are kind of peas in a pod; after major hurricanes there are contractors going around replacing roofs claiming they were damaged, regardless of whether or not they are or if the hurricane had anything to do with it. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/roofing-scams-florida-property-insurance-hurricane-rcna29649 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/roofing-scams-florida-p...
- paulddraper 3y agoIt has a senior population.