Town Council Live Meeting Tuesday, April 21

Town of Jupiter Council · May 5, 2026

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Clerk of Court warns residents about sophisticated scams, property-deed fraud rising

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Mike Caruso, Clerk of Court and Comptroller of Palm Beach County, gave a public presentation describing scams that impersonate court staff, sheriff's deputies and other agencies. He cited an FTC figure (about $12.5 billion) and said Florida led the nation in reported scams (21,294 in the last three quarters), and described an escalation in property-deed fraud from four cases two years ago to more than 500 so far this fiscal year. He urged residents to sign up for the county property fraud alert at mypalmbeachclerk.com/pfa and warned that requests for money or personal data are always scams.

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Jupiter Town Council heard a public presentation from the Palm Beach County clerk about rising scams and property-deed fraud, approved an initial fire protection fee (Resolution 5,926) by a 4–1 vote, authorized an option to purchase a building for municipal and training use (Resolution 6,026), postponed a shade-bleacher purchase, and directed staff on several infrastructure and legal matters.

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