Briana McCarthy sat inside the Florida Department of Financial Services in February and used her government access to steal nearly $2 million from taxpayers for her own family.
CFO Blaise Ingoglia promised it wasn't over.
7 more suspects just got arrested – and the man running this investigation says he's just getting started.
The Ring Inside the Ring
This wasn't one rogue employee with sticky fingers.
It was a machine.
McCarthy – a Risk Management Program Specialist with direct access to Florida's property damage claims system – processed more than 220 bogus claims and routed the money straight to people she knew.
Family. Friends. A network built inside your government, using your money.
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When investigators pulled that first thread in February, six people went down.
Then four more.
Then six more.
Now seven more – including former state workers Deidra Campbell, Khadijah Campbell, and Mona Wood, along with Tyler Frison, D'Andrea Campbell-Frison, Jennifer Young, and Jacoby Wood.
The total stands at more than 30 people charged.
Fourteen of them were state employees.
Six of the latest suspects landed in the Leon County Jail.
The seventh was booked into Polk County.
“Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia announced seven additional arrests following a $1.7 million scheme to defraud the state,” Ingoglia wrote in a release. “Briana McCarthy, a former state employee who was arrested in February by the Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division (CID), processed fraudulent claims for numerous family members and acquaintances, totaling $1.7 million.”
“As CFO, I will not allow waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars to be left unchecked, and I will pursue any criminal attempting to steal from the taxpayers to the fullest extent of the law,” Ingoglia said.
What They're Actually Facing
These aren't misdemeanors.
The charges include organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, cashing an item with intent to defraud, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
Maximum sentences range from 10 to 15 years in Florida state prison.
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Ingoglia wasn't shy about the message he wanted to send.
"Defrauding the state and abusing taxpayer dollars is dead on arrival in Florida," he said. "As my investigators continue to pull the threads on this scheme, there is no safe haven for these criminals and every person involved will be brought to justice."
“We have already made arrests of more than 30 individuals in this case and we will not stop until justice is served,” he added.
He wasn't bluffing.
Since taking office last year, Ingoglia and his Criminal Investigations Division have made more than 1,200 arrests total across all fraud categories.
That is not a typo.
This Is Exactly How It Gets Stopped
For decades, the standard government response to internal fraud was to quietly fire the employee and hope nobody noticed.
No arrest.
No prosecution.
No accountability.
Florida under Ingoglia looks nothing like that.
“Florida has long been the law-and-order state, but we are now making it the anti-fraud state. If you want to commit financial crimes, my investigators will be close behind you. Fraudsters beware — your crimes will not go unpunished in Florida,” Ingoglia said in a press release.
The moment Briana McCarthy got arrested in February, investigators made clear more was coming.
They were right.
Now 30 people are facing felony charges – and the CFO is explicitly saying additional arrests are still coming.
That's how you actually end a scheme like this instead of letting it restart under new names.
The government employees who thought a taxpayer-funded job was a personal ATM – they were wrong about Florida.
Sources:
- Michelle Vecerina, "CFO Blaise Ingoglia Announces Seven More Arrests in Massive $1.7M State Fraud Scheme," FL Voice News, September 29, 2026.
- "Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia Announces Arrest of Multiple State Government Employees for Fraud," Florida Department of Financial Services, February 9, 2026.
- "Court Records: Total of 16 Charged in $1.7M Property Damage Fraud Scheme, Including Former State Employees," WCTV, April 4, 2026.
- "Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia Highlights 1 Year of Fighting Fraud and Supporting Law Enforcement," Florida Department of Financial Services, July 28, 2026.
