Sun Herald - 07/07/06
Sun Herald - 07/07/06: "Man accused in post-Wilma scams charged with 56 additional counts
Naples Daily News
A man accused of scamming Collier County residents out of more than $60,000 after Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida in October has been charged with an additional 56 felony counts.
Brian Buck, 33, of Venice, was arrested in mid-June and accused of passing himself off as the owner of a screen repair business called 'Screen Enclosures by Brian,' between Oct. 26, 2005, and Feb. 14, 2006.
Buck would sign contracts with residents promising to repair or replace screen enclosures damaged in the storm, ask for a 30 percent to 50 percent deposit to purchase materials, then disappear, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reported.
Buck took a total of $63,842 from 14 victims, investigator Tom Muscato said.
On Tuesday, while he was in custody at the Naples Jail Center, members of the Collier County Economic Crimes Unit charged Buck with an additional 56 felony counts discovered during the investigation, said Kristin Adams of the Collier County Sheriff's Office."
Naples Daily News
A man accused of scamming Collier County residents out of more than $60,000 after Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida in October has been charged with an additional 56 felony counts.
Brian Buck, 33, of Venice, was arrested in mid-June and accused of passing himself off as the owner of a screen repair business called 'Screen Enclosures by Brian,' between Oct. 26, 2005, and Feb. 14, 2006.
Buck would sign contracts with residents promising to repair or replace screen enclosures damaged in the storm, ask for a 30 percent to 50 percent deposit to purchase materials, then disappear, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reported.
Buck took a total of $63,842 from 14 victims, investigator Tom Muscato said.
On Tuesday, while he was in custody at the Naples Jail Center, members of the Collier County Economic Crimes Unit charged Buck with an additional 56 felony counts discovered during the investigation, said Kristin Adams of the Collier County Sheriff's Office."
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