BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WDNews)— The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Scott Alexander Sanders, 52, of Dothan, Alabama, on grand theft charges after he allegedly stole more than $350,000 from a client’s construction payments.
The investigation began in March 2024 after FDLE received reports that Sanders misappropriated over 75% of the funds paid to him for building a new home. Sanders, the owner of Tatum and Associates, Inc., a custom home building and remodeling business in Marianna, allegedly took $351,366.42 from a retiree who had hired him for the project. He failed to complete the construction and cut off all communication with the victim in December 2023.
Sanders was arrested on Feb. 24 and booked into the Bay County Jail.
FDLE’s Panama City Field Office is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Jackson County and Bay County Sheriff’s Offices. Authorities say the case remains active.
