Last Conspirator Pleads Guilty In $5 Million Fraud Over Hurricane Michael Cleanup In Lynn Haven

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – The last remaining defendant indicted in a $5 million fraud against the City of Lynn Haven has pled guilty to a charge stemming from the Hurricane Michael-related scheme. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that David Wayne Horton, who was the city’s Community Services Director at the time of the fraud, entered a guilty plea to wire fraud. The charge stemmed from a 35-count federal indictment that included the former Lynn Haven city manager. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/last-conspirator-pleads-guilty-5-million-fraud-over-hurricane-michael-cleanup-lynn