CFO: Man posed as contractor, took $174K from fire victim in South Florida

PLANTATION, Fla. — Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia on Tuesday announced the arrest of a suspect in South Florida who he says is accused of acting as an unlicensed contractor and taking $174,000 from a homeowner whose house was damaged in a fire.

Authorities say Cornelius Sentell Osborne posed as a general contractor and agreed to perform restoration work on a home in Hollywood.

After collecting the money, investigators say he abandoned the project after several months, leaving the home uninhabitable…

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