TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A California man has been arrested for fraudulent claims of unclaimed property to the Division of Unclaimed Property (DUP) located in Tallahassee, per an affidavit.

John Alan Garcia made these claims in the period between Feb. 20, 2016, and Feb. 26, 2019, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The claims amount totaled $29,000 and Garcia obtained $10,000 of those funds, per court documents. He has been charged with five third-degree felonies, one first-degree felony and two second-degree felonies.

Those crimes include Invalid Claim For Unclaimed Property, Grand Theft, Organized Fraud, Communication Fraud, Fraudulent Use of Personal Identification Information and Criminal Use of a Public Record to Facilitate a Felony.

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