Real Estate Developer Arrested On Fraud Charge

Published by Fleet Tilden, Esq. at August 11, 2010

Developer John Boback, Sr. of Flagler Beach is accused of taking $410,000 from a Marco Island man to build a condominium on property at located on North Oceanshore Blvd. The 51-year-old Flagler County developer was arrested this week and accused of grand theft in what authorities called a fraudulent real-estate purchase.

The buyer said he was told the condo was to be part of a larger professional complex. But investigators say it was never built. Buyer Patrick Lyons, 55, told investigators all he ever received was a deed. Now the property is in foreclosure. Lyons tried but couldn’t get Boback to refund his money.

Boback was booked into the Flagler County Inmate Facility and was released after posting $50,000 bond.

Fleet Tilden, Esq.

Beginning in 1923, attorney John Tilden, Esq. established his law practice in Downtown Orlando with a full service law firm serving Central Florida residents. Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, attorney N. Fleetwood Tilden, Esq. began his Central Florida law practice after graduating from law school in 1993. After a career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting Central Florida criminal cases, the Law Office of Tilden Law was established. Practicing exclusively Criminal Defense, Mr. Tilden has handled over 5,000 criminal cases.