Ex-administrador do condado de Manatee acusado de fraude e roubo. Ex-Manatee County Administrator charged with fraud and theft.

O ex-administrador do condado de Manatee, Scott Hopes, foi acusado de três crimes, incluindo fraude notarial, roubo e uso fraudulento de registros públicos. Former Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes has been charged with three felony charges, including notary fraud, grand theft, and fraudulent use of public records. As acusações foram apresentadas pelo procurador estadual Ed Brodsky e decorrem de uma queixa apresentada ao Gabinete do Xerife do Condado de Manatee. The charges were filed by State Attorney Ed Brodsky and stem from a complaint filed with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Hopes é acusado de cometer vários atos fraudulentos durante seu mandato como administrador do condado, de 2020 a 2023. Hopes is accused of committing various fraudulent acts during his tenure as county administrator from 2020 to 2023.