Two Florida men are facing the possibility of multiple decades in prison after allegedly masterminding a fraudulent scheme to steal over $100 million from a nonprofit organization set up to manage funds for people with special needs and disabilities.
The U.S. Department of Justice says Leo Joseph Govoni, 67, of Clearwater, Florida, co-founded the Center for Special Needs Trust Administration (CSNT) around the year 2000, and CSNT employed John Leo Witeck, 60, of Tampa, Florida, as an accountant.
The nonprofit managed court awards, settlements and other payments for people with disabilities and special needs…