In 2011, Kenneth J. Elliott, 41, pleaded no contest to aggravated white-collar crime with at least 20 victims involving more than $50,000 and scheme to defraud, both first-degree felonies, and uttering a forged instrument, a third-degree felony. He was ordered to pay $69,891.51 in restitution to his victims, including $742 to his mother. The owner of Elliott&.
Soaring Paws charity founder jailed again on fraud charges
Albert Lonzo Adams III, who admitted misusing charity funds in 2018, faces new allegations related to pet insurance fraud.
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Albert Lonzo Adams III was arrested Jan. 27 on insurance fraud charges. [ Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office ]
TAMPA â Albert Lonzo Adams III is back in trouble.
Two years after he admitted swindling animal lovers through the Soaring Paws rescue charity, Adams is once again accused of misusing funds intended to help pets.
State investigators say Adams collected close to $13,000 through phony pet insurance claims. The claims were said to be for veterinary procedures for his two dogs, but the insurance company discovered that the procedures never occurred, prosecutors say.