PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach Gardens insurance agent is facing felony charges after investigators say she collected more than $90,000 in insurance premiums but never sent the money to the company that issued the coverage.
Checree Bryant, 51, was arrested on June 5 following an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Criminal Investigations Division.
According to investigators with the Department of Financial Services, Bryant ran Innovative Bonding Services LLC and sold three insurance bonds between May 2022 and May 2023. The bonds were issued through Old Republic Surety Company and purchased by two construction companies, Vero Beach Roofing and IQ Constructions…