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Florida Man Accused of Stealing More than $600K Worth of Onions and Potatoes
Jason Canals faces eight federal charges for defrauding wholesale produce companies with schemes causing losses over $600,000, including transport costs, officials said.
- United States Attorney Gregory Kehoe said Jason Canals, 39, was arrested and charged in federal court with eight counts of interstate transport of stolen property in the Middle District of Florida, facing a maximum of 10 years.
- Prosecutors say Canals used multiple schemes to defraud wholesale produce companies, targeting produce transportation and payment processes to avoid paying victim firms.
- By diverting shipments en route, investigators say Canals impersonated a company's name and email signature block, provided false prepayment documents, and left victim wholesale produce companies unpaid.
- The case was investigated by the USDA OIG and the FBI, and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Merrilyn E. Hoenemeyer, with a forfeiture claim for proceeds traceable to the offenses.
- By the numbers, the schemes cost companies more than $600,000 in losses of produce plus transportation, with local reports identifying over $500,000 in onions and potatoes.
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Spring Hill Man Indicted In Tampa For $600,000 Theft Of Potatoes And Onions - Tampa Free Press
SPRING HILL, Fla. – A Spring Hill man is facing a decade in federal prison after allegedly orchestrating a series of elaborate scams that swindled wholesale produce companies out of more than $600,000. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced on Thursday that 39-year-old Jason Canals has been arrested and charged with eight counts of interstate […] Spring Hill Man Indicted In Tampa For $600,000 Theft Of Potatoes And Onions
·Tampa, United States
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Florida man accused of stealing more than $600K worth of onions and potatoes
A Florida man could face up to 10 years in federal prison for alleged schemes to defraud wholesale produce companies, resulting in more than $600,000 in losses of products like onions and potatoes.
·Cincinnati, United States
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