FORT MYERS, Fla. A man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $86,000 in federal funds was sentenced Monday to 10 months in prison.
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Twaski Jackson, a former Housing Authority of Fort Myers official, admitted to stealing $76,766.30 from the Housing Authority of Fort Myers, and $10,000 from the Lee County Housing Authority, according to court filings.
He spent the money on tuition payments, vacations and personal items, investigators said.
His maximum sentence on the pair of felony embezzlement charges was 10 years.
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