State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that Lee Pitts, age 53, of Pace has been arrested after a lengthy investigation conducted by the State Attorney's Office into questionable business activities at the Pace Fire and Rescue Department, located in Pace, Florida. At the time of the charged offenses, Pitts was the Financial Officer for the Pace Fire and Rescue Department. Pitts has been charged with one count of Organized Fraud of property valued at less than $20,000, two counts of Grand Theft of property valued at $300 or more but less than $5,000 and forty-three misdemeanor counts of Petit Theft from his former employer, the Pace Fire and Rescue Department. If convicted, Pitts faces up to 15 years in state prison.
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