Flagler County tax business owner under investigation for fraud, theft
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A Flagler County tax business owner is under investigation for allegedly defrauding his clients, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators with the IRS, Flagler and Volusia counties executed a search warrant at Flagler Tax Service on Sept. 3. following an investigation that began Aug. 30, according to a news release.
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Robert “Bob” Newsholme, 66, is accused of grand theft, organizing a scheme to defraud and embezzlement, investigators say. He shot himself in the stomach on Aug. 24 in what detectives believe may have been an attempted suicide. Authorities did not provide information on his current condition.
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According to the sheriff’s office, multiple people have come forward to report they had allegedly been defrauded by Newsholme.
On Sept. 3, law…
