Ex-Streetsboro mayor candidate accused in $900,000 fraud in Caribbean

A former Streetsboro mayoral candidate who once sued Portage County officials over alleged mistreatment in the county jail is accused of fraud in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Brett M. McClafferty, 37, was arrested at his home in the Virgin Islands, accused of crimes involving nearly $900,000.

The St. Thomas resident was arrested at home by the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department’s Economic Crime Unit, according to a news release from police. Among agencies cooperating were the United States Postal Service and FBI…

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