{"id":71190,"date":"2026-06-17T22:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=71190"},"modified":"2026-06-17T22:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:17:40","slug":"central-florida-troopers-were-arrested-in-a-major-overtime-fraud-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/06\/17\/central-florida-troopers-were-arrested-in-a-major-overtime-fraud-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Florida troopers were arrested in a major overtime fraud case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers surrendered themselves to the Osceola County Jail following a major overtime fraud investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"6b5c58\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6b5c58;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"350\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17T221237.973.webp?resize=306%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71191 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17T221237.973.webp?w=306&amp;ssl=1 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-17T221237.973.webp?resize=262%2C300&amp;ssl=1 262w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central figure in the investigation is <strong>Captain Lenita King<\/strong>, 63, who serves as the Orlando District 2 commander for FHP Troop D.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Charges &amp; Arrests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Osceola County Sheriff&#8217;s Office issued the warrants following an investigation into fraudulent overtime hours alleged to have occurred within the county.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Captain Lenita King<\/strong> was booked on four separate charges:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Organized fraud (defrauding to obtain property)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public servant falsifying documents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Falsifying public or court records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grand theft (greater than $750 and less than $5,000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She is currently being held on a $30,000 bond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trooper Maurice Vilsaint<\/strong> also turned himself in to the Osceola County Jail in connection with the same investigation, though specific booking charges for him are still being finalized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida Highway Patrol has not yet released a formal statement regarding the current employment status of either King or Vilsaint following their arrests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers surrendered themselves to the Osceola County Jail following a major overtime fraud investigation. 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