St. Lucie County Jail

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — The owner of the now defunct Port St. Lucie Properties was denied bond reduction after being arrested by U.S. Marshals earlier this year.

This week a St. Lucie County judge refused to lower the bond for Mark Montalto. He is accused of taking money from homeowners and never completing the work.

WPTV Investigative Reporter Dave Bohman's investigation resulted in the arrest of a Treasure Coast home builder.

Montalto was arrested in April on 46 charges , including grand theft and misapplication of construction funds. A judge set the 62-year-old’s bond at $2.7 million.

Investigators said the charges are connected to 21 homeowners within Port St. Lucie city limits who filed fraud complaints. Victims told WPTV they never had their work compl

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