When he was arrested on theft and fraud charges in 2023, contractor Ricky McGraw was held up as the poster child for Florida’s crumbling insurance market.
McGraw was the “perfect example of the kind of scum” driving up insurance premiums, Florida’s then-Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said in a news release announcing his arrest.
But on Monday, a week before his case was set to go to trial, prosecutors in Lee County dropped all charges. A spokesperson said it was because of insufficient evidence…