The largest fine in Florida's sweeping Collier County permit-fraud investigation has been reduced but still tops $100,000. The case centers on the unauthorized use of a retired architect's seal tied to hundreds of Southwest Florida projects.
From left, Tom Cravillion, standing in the background, prosecutor David Minacci, defense attorney James Kurnick and Naples designer Dave Wains…
A Collier County judge denied a Naples home designer’s bid for $130,000 in a permit-fraud lawsuit tied to plans certified using a retired architect’s seal. The case, linked to a wider state and FBI investigation, now heads toward trial.
A longtime Naples home designer agreed to pay $50,000 to settle permit-fraud cases tied to 63 homes in Collier County, concluding one of the largest investigations of unlicensed architectural activity in Southwest Florida.
