On March 3, 2025, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Tarpon Springs, Florida arrested Laurentz Simprevil and Steve Castamby for serving as money mules for a scam facilitated under the guise of Bank of America. The two men demanded $5,000 from a victim, who was asked to seal the cash in a bag and leave it in their mailbox before a police chase ensued.
Castamby was caught after running into the woods and has been charged with
- Grand theft
- Resisting an officer without violence.
Simprevil sped away and often drove the wrong way before he was taken down with stop sticks and a K-9. He has been charged with
- Grand theft
- Fleeing and eluding
- Tampering with physical evidence
- Driving with a suspended/revoked license.
- Resisting an officer without violence.
Both men have since been bonded out of jail.