POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Pennsylvania man with an extensive criminal history related to fraudulent business practices in Florida, Maryland, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania has been arrested.
55-year-old Patrick Gorman, whose last known address was in Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania, was arrested in Brevard County Sunday, February 4, 2024, on a Polk County warrant.
Gorman will be brought back to Polk County to face charges of Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling (F2), Exploitation of the Elderly (F3), and Grand Theft (F3).
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Gorman’s charges result from a PCSO investigation that began on January 18, 2024, after a relative of the elderly victim in Auburndale noticed three personal checks had been written out to Gorman for a total of $24,550. “Roof repair” was written on one of the checks.
The relative spoke with the victim, and he told her that Pat Gorman came to his house on January 4th, entered the home uninvited, and showed him photos of an alleged hole in the roof that Gorman claimed to have repaired for the victim, and the victim owed $8,750 for the work.