Daily Digest – September 17. Florida County To Stop Throwing Debtors in Jail; DECA Financial Owner Indicted

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NEWS 

• One county in Central Florida has decided to stop throwing delinquent debtors in jail for not paying fines and court fees.

• The founder of DECA Financial Services has been indicted by a federal grand jury for bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and wire fraud. His trial is set to start in mid-November.

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