Alleged scammer sold fake permits for spotted lanternfly eradication in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office is suing an Idaho man for allegedly scamming businesses by selling fake spotted lanternfly eradication permits and training courses.
An Idaho man is being sued by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office for allegedly scamming businesses into buying fake permits and training courses for the eradication of the invasive spotted lanternfly. Prosecutors allege Kevin Wardell sent out fraudulent letters presented as warnings from the Department of Agriculture.
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