Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of Daniel Holmes on four counts of Arson and one count of Battery on a Firefighter/EMT for his alleged involvement in intentionally setting three fires inside the West Marion Hospital in Ocala.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis is recognizing the week of April 24th – 28th as Military Saves Week and is encouraging Florida’s active military members and veterans to pay off debt and prepare for the future by creating an achievable savings plan. Military Saves Week is a week-long national effort to encourage the military community to strengthen their financial well-being.

CFO Patronis Legislative Update for April 20, 2023

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a statement following the passage of Senate Bill 306 by Senator Jim Boyd and Representative Fred Hawkins in the Florida House of Representatives. This legislation will now move to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 306 creates the "Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act"; which addresses tampering with and theft of catalytic converters.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the recent Insurance Villages, which took place earlier this week from April 17 - April 19, issued more than $5.7 million for policyholders in insurance claims checks.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a statement following the passage of House Bill 3 by Senator Erin Grall and Representative Bob Rommel in the Florida Senate. The legislation will now move on to the Governor for signature. House Bill 3 prohibits financial institutions from discriminating against consumers for their beliefs, barring the consideration of "ESG Credit Scores;” and permanently prohibiting SBA fund managers from considering ESG factors when investing the state's money.

Home and business owners in Southwest Florida are still struggling to get claims checks from their insurance carriers following Hurricane Ian. That's why the Department of Financial Services is again providing an "insurance village " to try and speed up claims.

Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis activated his Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team (DFAST) which has been deployed to Broward County to protect Floridians from storm-related fraud following recent devastating flooding in the area.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis visited the Emergency Operations Center in Ft. Lauderdale to meet with local and state officials from the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) and the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to discuss the recent flooding in Broward County.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis visited the Insurance Village in Fort Myers Beach to talk with policyholders and help consumers connect with their insurance carriers following Hurricane Ian last year.

CFO Patronis Legislative Update for April 17, 2023

Today, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that the Division of Consumer Services will be hosting Insurance Villages on Tuesday April 18th in Fort Myers Beach and Wednesday, April 19th in Punta Gorda.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrests of Leduc Obas and Rachelle Remy on charges of Scheme to Defraud and False or Fraudulent Insurance Claims for their alleged involvement in a scheme to defraud Edison insurance company out of more than $60,000 in homeowners insurance claim payments.

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a statement following Governor Ron DeSantis’ Executive Order declaring a state of emergency due to the severe flooding and rainfall in Broward County.

CFO Patronis Legislative Update for April 13, 2023

CFO Patronis Legislative Update for April 12, 2023

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrests of Christi Olson, Ryon Vasquez, Mercedes Linares, Leonel Aguiar, and Leonardo Alfonso on felony charges of Identity Theft, Organized Scheme to Defraud, Insurance Fraud, and Grand Theft for allegedly using a former dentist’s professional credentials to defraud insurance companies out of more than $1.3 million.

CFO Patronis Legislative Update for April 11, 2023

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis is warning Floridians to stay alert and beware of free public charging stations after recent reports of fraud. Consumers visiting airports, hotels and shopping centers and plugging their electronic devices into free public charging stations could become the next victims of a cybercrime. The term "Juice Jacking” has been coined by hackers as a way to use charging ports to install spyware and steal your data. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also posted an alert on Twitter Thursday warning that scammers have discovered how to use public USB ports to infect devices with malware and monitoring software

Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of Damacio Green on one charge of Filing a False and Fraudulent Insurance Claim for his alleged involvement in a property insurance fraud scheme to defraud Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) out of more than $300,000.