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FORT MYERS Tracking COVID-19 vaccination disparities by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status On Sunday, 60 minutes focused on what it called the disparities in Florida’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution. They highlighted disparities between wealthy communities and those with limited access to shots. WINK News wants to hear from those in minority communities who believe they don’t have access to vaccines. For underserved neighborhoods and farmworkers, there were weeks […]
NORTH FORT MYERS Investigators lean toward brush fire being accident caused by homeless cooking in woods Investigators continued to work Thursday to determine the cause of a brush fire that burned eleven acres in North Fort Myers the day before. A fire was brought under control near the intersection with US-41 and Business 41. North Fort Myers Fire Control and Rescue Service District is leaning toward the fire being an accident […]
FORT MYERS Lofton’s Island is bare and ready for development The trees are gone and the land is vacant. Now everyone wants to know what is happening on Lofton’s Island. The island, between the Caloosahatchee and Edison bridges, was sold in 2020 for roughly $1.6 million. The island is now bare. “They always have their mystique,” said Lamar Fisher, president and CEO of the Fisher […]
LEE COUNTY Casey Crowther: Target Roofing will stay in business Customers of a Southwest Florida business whose owner faces prison time have been left wondering what his conviction means for paid projects and warranties. Casey Crowther, the owner of Target Roofing and Sheet Metal, misused COVID-19 relief money and will be sentenced in three months. He could be sentenced to anywhere from 30 years to […]
FORT MYERS Jury finds Target Roofing owner Casey Crowther guilty of fraud with COVID relief funds A jury found Casey Crowther guilty on all counts of misusing COVID relief funds in federal court on Friday. The jury deliberated for about one hour before finding the Target Roofing company owner guilty of four counts of misusing Payment Protection Program money meant to pay employees. Instead, Crowther used the money for lavish personal […]
FORT MYERS Crowther trial update: Prosecutors rest their case, closing statements to start on Friday Casey Crowther’s federal trial is set to begin closing statements on its fifth day on Friday. On Thursday, both sides rested their cases after a day filled with testimony from a Social Security Administration employee and a woman previously employed by the IRS who tracked every loan dollar spent by Crowther. Crowther chose not to […]
FORT MYERS Day 3 of trial: Bank employee, HR Director testify on Casey Crowther’s PPP loans A Sanibel Captiva Community Bank employee testified on day three of Casey Crowther’s federal trial that the Target Roofing owner misrepresented his information on a loan application at the bank. Jurors also heard from the director of Human Resources at Target Roofing. A big question during the trial is whether Crowther, 35, misused COVID relief […]
FORT MYERS Prosecutors: Casey Crowther, Target Roofing owner, falsified employees to qualify for PPP loan for a boat The trial against Casey Crowther began its second day on Tuesday with opening statements. By lunchtime, at least three witnesses had testified and the last count, illegal monetary transaction, was dismissed. Crowther is accused of COVID relief fraud after authorities said he used the payment protection program to buy a 40-foot catamaran. Crowther’s attorneys said […]
FORT MYERS Target Roofing owner pleads guilty to bank fraud, false statements to lender; faces more charges Casey Crowther, owner of Target Roofing, plead guilty on Monday to charges of bank fraud and giving false statements to a lending institution. This guilty plea is specifically on counts five and six. Crowther still faces other charges of bank fraud (count 1), giving false statements to a lending institution (count 2), illegal monetary transactions […]
WINK NEWS Medical professionals at governor’s roundtable don’t promote masking students No matter where you go, you’re usually asked or required to wear a mask. That’s no different in school. But some medical professionals say it’s time to unmask our kids, and Gov. Ron DeSantis is all for it. But this goes against what the CDC is urging all of us to do to stop the […]