Trump flotilla leader to be charged with felony, his lawyer says

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5. A few other problems with the law from his past

"In May, he crashed his Porsche into a palm tree in the gated community and left the scene of the accident. According to a Jupiter police report on May 12, an officer found the Porsche with extensive front-end damage but no driver.

Laura Gavidia told the officer that her husband suffered from a medical episode, possibly blood pressure-related, and was sleeping."

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Gavidia was sued in Palm Beach County Circuit Court in February 2009 by two investors who said they had invested $4 million in Direct Connect but failed to see any returns. Gavidia was accused in the lawsuit of running a “racketeering enterprise” in order to defraud investors.

The lawsuit, which sought $12 million, was dismissed after it was moved to federal court and the plaintiffs missed filing deadlines.

Gavidia called the lawsuit "a shakedown" and said the plaintiffs never gave him any money.

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A decade before that, Gavidia served federal prison time for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. He was charged in 1998 in Alexandria, Va., and entered a plea the following year.

His original sentence of 60 months was reduced after he provided substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another person.