The Brief
- A Michigan woman was arrested in Florida for allegedly scamming a local resident out of $52,000, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
- Demetria Latimer, 59, was booked into the Volusia County jail on charges organized scheme to defraud and grand theft.
- Investigators believe Latimer may have played a key role in laundering money from other victims nationwide.
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A woman was taken to jail on Tuesday for allegedly stealing over $50,000 in a Facebook Marketplace scam, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
What we know:
On April 8, Demetria Latimer, 59, of Michigan, was arrested in Florida on charges of organized scheme to defraud and grand theft after stealing $52,000 from an Orange City resident in a fake excavator sale on Facebook Marketplace in November 2024, authorities said. …