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Sheriff: Polk residents defrauded county's CARES Act program, received thousands they didn't deserve By FOX 13 News staff Published  Ken Suarez reports. LAKE WALES, Fla. - Several suspects from Polk County received $2,000 in federal CARES Act Funds intended for residents who were financially impacted by the pandemic -- but they didn't qualify for the program, detectives said. During a Friday press conference, Sheriff Grady Judd said the fraud started with 49-year-old Phyllis Tirado -- who didn't apply for the funding herself -- a manager of McDonald's located at 416 West Central Avenue ...

By Gordon Byrd Jan 29, 2021 WINTER HAVEN -- Polk Sheriff Grady Judd says a restaurant manager's attempt to help out an employee turned into a mushrooming case of CARES Act fraud against the county. The federal CARES Act enabled Polk County to pay out $2,000 checks to people who lost jobs or hours due to COVID. Judd says a manager at a Lake Wales McDonald's restaurant felt sorry for Ebony Chaney and prepared an HR document to Polk CARES, which was duplicated by other employees. Several employees of a local Publix reportedly used forged documents to receive CARES money. Judd says most of th...

Polk Fire Rescue paramedic arrested in the theft of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic has been arrested in the theft of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials, the sheriff's office said. and last updated 2021-01-27 17:24:54-05 A Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic has been arrested in the theft of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses, the sheriff's office said. Joshua Colon, 31, was just named Paramedic of the Year in 2020, but on Monday he was arrested for stealing the vaccine, then forging the screening and consent forms. Colon told detectives he was directed to do so, by h...

Polk 'paramedic of the year' arrested, accused of stealing doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine By Fox 13 News staff Published  Ken Suarez reports LAKELAND, Fla. - A paramedic in Polk County has been arrested for allegedly falsifying paperwork for stolen doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The sheriff's office said a Polk County Fire Rescue paramedic, identified as 31-year-old Joshua Colon, is accused of assisting a fire captain in the theft of Moderna vaccine doses. The agency was directed to administer the COVID-19 vaccines to first responders. While going through paperwork filed by Colon, fire res...