TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Leo Govoni, 67, was found liable for more than $100 million in missing money, and now, he’s locked up.
NewsNation affiliate WFLA is taking a closer look at the other person arrested in this massive fraud case: the man accused of cooking the books.
Their investigation for the past year and a half has focused on Govoni, who founded the local non-profit, but federal investigators said he wasn’t the only one who embezzled millions.Federal prosecutors said Govoni and his longtime accountant, John Witeck, built their scheme on convincing their victims that their money was safe.
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According to Witeck’s LinkedIn, he’s an army vet, a college graduate, and a certified accountant. Prosecutors said he was complicit in the massive fraud scheme, hand in hand with Govoni…