Florida agriculture
officials say a man is accused of illegally obtaining more than 4 million
pounds of citrus, valued at over half a million dollars, from five different
individuals and companies.
Agriculture
Commissioner Adam Putnam said that Bradley Reiter of Winter Haven entered into
three contracts to harvest local citrus groves in March 2014.
In the
following months, Reiter, who, as it turns out, was not a licensed citrus
dealer, went in and harvested oranges and grapefruit from the groves.
State
officials say Reiter hauled off a harvest of nearly 50,000 boxes full of fruit,
valued at $533,000 and didn't pay for it.
Reiter was
booked into the Polk County Jail on fraud and theft charges. It's unclear
whether he's retained an attorney.
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