Fake attorney arrested for defrauding clients, city of Gainesville, officers say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Officers arrested a man accused of pretending to be an attorney and wrongfully charging his clients, including the city of Gainesville’s Office of Equity and Inclusion.

Florzelle Fields, 50, was arrested on Saturday on multiple fraud charges as well as probation violations.

According to the sworn complaint, Florzelle Fields represented himself as an attorney between 2022 and 2025 despite never having a valid law license in Florida…

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