Marion County jurors found an Ocala woman guilty of over a dozen counts of fraudulently using personal information, a few years after she took part in a petition fraud scheme tied to a casino gaming initiative.
On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, following a jury trial, 26-year-old Maria Guadalupe Bautista was convicted on 13 counts of fraudulent use of personal information.
Back in 2023, then-24-year-old Bautista was originally arrested after investigators uncovered a petition fraud scheme she was involved in, which used falsified petition signatures of multiple individuals, including an elected government official…