{"id":314157,"date":"2026-06-20T14:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/314157\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T14:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:19:20","slug":"former-florida-highway-patrol-officers-charged-with-fraud-and-grand-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/314157\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Florida Highway Patrol officers charged with fraud and grand theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARMANDO GARCIA, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. RIGHT NOW, WE\u2019RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT LED TO CRIMINAL CHARGES. TWO FORMER FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS ARE NOW FACING 63 YEAR OLD ANITA KING AND 43 YEAR OLD MAURICE VILSAINT ARE CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND GRAND THEFT. THEY\u2019RE ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING RECORDS AS WELL. THE OFFICERS WERE FIRED BY FHP.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Former Florida Highway Patrol officers charged with fraud and grand theft<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768879104_731_wpbf.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WPBF logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 6:35 AM EDT Jun 20, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo former Florida Highway Patrol officers have been charged with fraud and grand theft, authorities said.  Lenita King, 63, and Maurice Vilsaint, 43, are accused of falsifying records.  The officers were fired by the Florida Highway Patrol. They turned themselves in to the Osceola County jail on Wednesday and have since been released on a $30,000 bond.Police said the investigation remains open.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tOSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Two former Florida Highway Patrol officers have been charged with fraud and grand theft, authorities said.  <\/p>\n<p>Lenita King, 63, and Maurice Vilsaint, 43, are accused of falsifying records.  <\/p>\n<p>The officers were fired by the Florida Highway Patrol. They turned themselves in to the Osceola County jail on Wednesday and have since been released on a $30,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the investigation remains open.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up-to-date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on social: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpbf25news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPBF25News\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wpbf25news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@wpbf25news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCeD5NwvPbEZKcu02_v8tUZQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARMANDO GARCIA, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. 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