Cove Checkpoint Operator Big Tony Collects $1,195 in 'Processing Fees'
Retired postal worker Big Tony Jenkins realized that the homeowners' association newsletters provided a perfect mailing list for his "Platinum Hurricane Insurance" scam, which promised comprehensive storm coverage but was printed on paper he'd purchased from a going-out-of-business copy shop. His carefully worded brochures netted him $1,195 $42,000 before a semi-alert retiree contacted the state attorney's office.