A former city government employee in Florida was arrested, according to law enforcement. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the arrest of 49-year-old Christee Michelle Yoder, of Tavares, on one count of fraudulent claim of exemption (sales tax). Yoder had been employed with the City of Fruitland Park for thirteen years and served as the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Fruitland Park, which is in Lake County in Central Florida.
FDLE agents and investigators with the Florida Department of Revenue and the Fruitland Park Police Department initiated a joint investigation after receiving complaints alleging that Christee Yoder, then serving as director, was using the City of Fruitland Park Consumer’s Certificate of Exemption to fraudulently claim sales tax exemption.
According to FDLE, while acting in her official capacity as the Parks and Recreation Director, Yoder used the city’s certificate of exemption while making personal purchases on the City of Fruitland Park’s Amazon business account to evade the payment of sales tax…