![]() ![]() at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee. The trial is scheduled for December 11, 2017, at 8:15 a.m. The maximum penalty for wire fraud is 20 years in prison. Towner also allegedly falsified annual reports detailing the amount of money distributed to the charities supported by the Dream Foundation. In total, Towner allegedly made or caused to be made transfers of more than $250,000 over the permitted amount to FCC and the Towner Corporation from the funds received through sale of the Florida Live the Dream specialty license plate. The indictment further alleges that, between July 2010 and November 2015, Towner arranged to issue payments to FCC and the Towner Corporation in excess of the 25% permitted by Florida law. Florida law permits companies handling marketing for specialty license plates to receive up to 25% of the total funds received from the sale of the plates. The Dream Foundation is a nonprofit corporation established to create and market the Florida Live the Dream specialty license plate. The indictment alleges that Towner was president of Foundation Consultants Corporation (FCC) and the Towner Corporation, companies that provided marketing support for The Dream Foundation. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. The indictment was announced by Christopher P. District Court in Tallahassee after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with sixteen counts of wire fraud. Towner, 58, of Los Angeles, California, was arraigned today in the U.S. ![]()
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