CFO Jeff Atwater Announces Arrest of Central Florida Contractor in Sinkhole Repair Billing Scam
TALLAHASSEE, FL – August 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today announced the arrest of an Oviedo business owner for overbilling State Farm Insurance Company for fraudulent sinkhole claim repairs. Michael Hodge, owner of A&M Contracting Company, is charged with multiple counts of racketeering and insurance fraud involving billings of materials he never used to repair properties in Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties.