Florida contractor arrested in equipment theft scheme
February 25, 2021 photovs/Getty Images A Florida contractor has been arrested for selling stolen used equipment to unsuspecting buyers, claiming he bought the machines from insurance companies, according to the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) in Florida. Tony Darrell Richards, 40, was charged along with three other accomplices. According to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, a Tony Darrell Richards holds a certified general contractor license for Fierce Construction in Lake City, Florida. The Sheriff's Office says Richards was nabbed in a joint investigati...