ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – An investigation could be expanding into a Pinellas County businessman accused in two separate cases of taking millions of dollars from the trust funds of disabled clients.
After confirming it’s conducting a potential criminal investigation into the situation involving Center for Special Need Trust Administration in St. Petersburg, the FBI launched a website asking potential victims of the case to contact the agency.
The company’s founder, Leo Govoni, is accused of taking $100 million in loans during an 11-year period from the Center that he never paid back. Court records show the accounts of at least 1,500 clients, some severely disabled, were partially or entirely drained. The Center filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
On a website established by the FBI, the agency wrote:…