These types of scams are becoming more common, with reports of 30 victims and over $100,000 dollars scammed just in Sarasota.

A GA inmate who was part of a jury duty scam received pre-paid phones in prison via drone, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments related to an alleged jury duty scam in Sarasota County on Wednesday.

Sarasota law enforcement received more than 30 reports of victims of jury duty scams with losses exceeding $150K, U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg said.

Federal and local law enforcement join forces and bring charges against two people in a jury scam targeting Floridians. Florida Middle District U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg says one of the suspects allegedly ran the scam from a Georgia prison using a smuggled phone.