A Naples business owner has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine for his involvement in a permit fraud scheme.
The state’s Board of Architecture and Interior Design approved the settlement with Octavio Sarmiento and his company, ASSA Designs LLC, at a general meeting on April 21.
The board is responsible for licensing and regulating the two professions in its name across the state. It’s intertwined with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)…