- December 16, 2025
The pre-trial date has been set for the Palm Coast man who was charged with extortion, grand theft and forgery earlier this year after he scammed a Bunnell-based company out of more than $24,000, according to the State Attorney’s Office.
Cassimiro Tavares, 68, of Palm Coast, will have his pre-trial hearing 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, before Flagler County Judge Raul Zambrano, according to Klare Ly, public information officer at the State Attorney’s Office.
Tavares was booked Jan. 19, into the Flagler County Inmate Facility on a total of seven charges — five counts of forgery, one count of grand theft and one count of threat or extortion. All were felony charges. Tavares was released after posting $125,000 bond.
Assistant State Attorney Josh Davis was assigned to this case and filed charges Jan. 4, against Tavares.
Davis filed four charges of forging checks, each with a maximum five-year sentence. Tavares also faces grand theft charges, which carries a maximum of five years. The threat-or-extortion charge carries a 15-year maximum sentence. In all, Tavares is facing up to 45 years in prison.
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