Former Manatee administrator, AeroVanti CEO facing new charges

After serving just shy of a two-year stint as the Manatee County administrator, Scott Hopes resigned in February 2023 and was charged a year later with notary fraud, grand theft and fraudulent use of public records.

On April 17, the State of Florida tweaked and expanded those charges.

The notary charge was dropped and a petit theft charge was added. As for the grand theft and fraudulent use of public records charges, those were expanded to include three charges each.