A co-defendant in the racketeering case involving suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was arrested late Tuesday. He has now bonded out of the Lake County jail.
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Deputies said those three suspects paid $5 for each stolen item, which they would then turn around and sell on the black market. Our detectives, FDLE, and the Statewide Prosecutors have done a great job with this investigation—working across many jurisdictions in Florida. Don’t steal in Polk County and don’t steal in Florida. Organized retail theft is a big problem in Florida, costing retailers and consumers millions of dollars,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news release. The eight suspects are facing charges that include racketeering, theft and dealing in stolen property.
