No matter how up to date we are, scammers are always close behind. WINK News reporter Andrea Henderson sat down with Miriam Dotson from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to find out what kinds of scams are hitting Southwest Florida the most.
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Fort Myers man guilty in deadly 2018 plot to lure, rob victim
A Fort Myers man was found guilty Wednesday afternoon in a 2018 plot to lure and rob a victim who ended up dead in a hospital.

Mom charged in 2018 death of infant found in Florida inlet
A Florida woman appeared in court Friday on a first-degree murder charge in the 2018 death of her newborn infant whose body was found floating in a seaside inlet. A Palm Beach County judge ordered Arya Singh, 29, held without bail during a brief hearing. She was arrested Thursday in the death of a female […]

Attorney General Ashley Moody helping Southwest Floridians avoid donating to scams
Floridians give billions of dollars to thousands of charitable organizations every year, but the holiday season is the best time of the year for charities to raise money since people tend to be in a more giving mood. However, according to a press release from Attorney General Ashley Moody, it can be tough to tell […]

Investigating Donald Trump’s 2018 Florida governor’s election fraud claims
Commissioner Nikki Fried called on the Department of Justice to investigate former President Donald Trump’s actions in the 2018 Florida elections after Trump posted a string of claims about the election on social media. In the letter Fried wrote, she said there was no widespread election fraud in 2018 and adds it’s a serious charge […]
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Insurance issues after Hurricane Ian
Insurance problems persist while the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Ian quickly approaches. So many people are having trouble as a fraud investigation is underway against multiple insurance carriers. The investigation is for not fulfilling their obligations to pay out claims to policy-holders. WINK News has repeatedly heard people say they’re getting shortchanged on the money […]

Proposal to change state alimony laws
A proposal to change state alimony laws is back in this year’s legislative session. The bill would do away with permanent alimony. Supporters say it would set up a process for ex-spouses to change alimony requirements when they retire and make it easier for people to retire. But Jan Killilea, who founded the First Wives […]

Million Dollar Quartet musical playing at FSW for one week
Inspired by a true story, a musical called Million Dollar Quartet performs from March 21 to March 26 at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at Florida SouthWestern State College. The musical takes place in Dec. 1956, when bizarre circumstances lead to Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together for […]

LCSO makes three additional arrests in Lehigh Acres shooting
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office made three more arrests related to the Lehigh Acres shooting on Sunday morning.