TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Clay County man has been charged in connection with trying to sell stolen fuel on Craigslist and Facebook.
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced Tuesday that the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement arrested Jimmy Jason Mullis of Clay County. He faces 12 felony counts associated with fraud.
“Floridians and visitors are all too often the victims of fraud and deception,” said Putnam. “Our office will continue to pursue individuals who seek to defraud Florida’s hard-working people.”
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Mullis is suspected of purchasing fuel with a compromised credit card that was obtained through an identity theft of a business that was closed, according to the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services. Five separate transactions were processed on the credit card for a total of $824.
Investigators said another business had its identity compromised and that Mullis allegedly used the business’s financial information to purchase thousands of dollars of merchandise through the Internet.
Mullis is being held on a $360,036 bond. He is charged with a count of organized scheme to defraud, a count of defrauding a financial institution by scheme, four counts of criminal use of personal identification, four counts of fraudulent use of credit cards and two counts of dealing in stolen property.