Apply for the Basic Citizen’s Academy — Clases en Español
El Alguacil Marcos López y miembros de la Oficina de Alguaciles del Condado Osceola invitan a los ciudadanos del Condado Osceola a inscribirse en la Academia Básica para Ciudadanos. Todos los martes a partir del 29 de agosto de 2023, durante este programa de 12 semanas, impartido en español, los ciudadanos escucharán a instructores experimentados que hablarán sobre las diversas divisiones y unidades dentro de la Oficina del Sheriff. Además, el programa brinda a los ciudadanos la oportunidad de tener una clase de seguridad con armas de fuego y visitar el campo de tiro de la Oficina de Alguaciles del Condado Osceola para una experiencia práctica. Al graduarse, los ciudadanos recibirán un certificado oficial de finalización firmado por el alguacil Marcos López y presentado en un banquete de graduación.
Más información sobre la Academia Básica para Ciudadanos: Correo electrónico angee.vega@osceolasheriff.org, y llame al 407-348-1105. Visita https://bit.ly/403Dz07 para registrarte y conocer más información.
Sheriff Marcos Lopez and members of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office invite citizens of Osceola County to register for the Basic Citizen’s Academy. During this 12-week program, taught in Spanish every Tuesday from Aug. 29 from 6-9 p.m. (algunas clases pueden terminar antes/some classes may end earlier), citizens will hear from experienced instructors who will talk about the various divisions and units within the Sheriff’s Office. The program is at the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. 2601 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee.
In addition, the program provides citizens the opportunity to have a firearms safety class and visit the Osceola County Sheriff’s firing range for hands-on experience. Upon graduation, citizens will receive an official certificate of completion signed by Sheriff Marcos Lopez and presented at a graduation banquet.
Visit https://bit.ly/403Dz07 to register and find out more information, email angee.vega@osceola sheriff. org, or call 407-348-1105.
Kissimmee man pleads guilty in ridesharing fraud scheme
In a case investigated by the FBI, a Kissimmee man has pleaded guilty to federal charges regarding fraudulent rideshare driver accounts created using stolen identities.
Jesus Alejandro Millan Gomez, 38, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for the wire fraud offense, and a mandatory consecutive term of two years for the aggravated identity theft offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to Middle District of Florida court documents, Millan Gomez used multiple fraudulent rideshare driver accounts that had been created through an online registration process using stolen identities. As a part of the scheme, Millan Gomez helped numerous rider accounts be established by others outside of Florida, including in Mexico and elsewhere. Using multiple cellphones at the same time and a “spoofing” location application to mask or manipulate his location to the rideshare service, Millan Gomez received instructions to pair trips together using cellphones that he controlled.
Once a trip was underway, Millan Gomez used the location app to deceive the rideshare service into believing that he had driven significantly further than the original destination requested, which increased the fare. This fraud scheme exploited a then-existing weakness in the rideshare company’s payment system and defrauded the company of $232,994.87 in payments.
