Every few weeks I will post a crime against the yachting community, my goal is not only to entertain, but to help educate those unsuspecting broker clients who fall victim to thieves, making a rip off artist con harder to perpetuate. This first story comes from where else? Florida, the home of the most yachts per capita. This story comes to us from the SunSentinel.com written by consumer writer Mitch Lipka and staff writer Vicky Agnew.
2002 Police Files:
The charges stem from the alleged theft of at least five boats and failing to satisfy four liens on boats Seegott had sold. The scheme to defraud count carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison."(sentinel2002)
2002 Police Files:
"A veteran South Florida boat broker, who 10 years ago went to prison for scamming nearly three dozen customers, was charged on Friday with a nearly identical crime -- selling clients' boats worth more than $100,000 and keeping the proceeds.
Scott Seegott, 40, owner of Capri Sales Corp., eboatxchange.com, boatss.com and Wholesale Marine Liquidators, all at 1810 Garfield St. in Hollywood, was arrested by Hollywood Police Detective Rob Alfano.
Seegott, convicted a decade ago of pocketing the money from the sales of 34 customers' boats at a Boynton Beach boat yard, was charged Friday with running a scheme to defraud in excess of $50,000, four counts of fraud involving a security interest and passing a worthless check.
The charges stem from the alleged theft of at least five boats and failing to satisfy four liens on boats Seegott had sold. The scheme to defraud count carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison."(sentinel2002)sun sentinel.com2002. "Police: boat broker pocketed money meant for clients" Ret. April 6th 2011
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