Overview
- FDLE agents obtained an arrest warrant on March 19 and Christee Michelle Yoder surrendered at the Lake County Jail the same day, with investigators saying the case remains active.
- Investigators say that from May 2021 to February 2026 she used the city’s Amazon business account to make more than $24,000 in personal purchases, avoiding about $1,579 in sales tax with a penalty bringing the total to roughly $4,737.
- The arrest affidavit lists items shipped to her Lake County home in family members’ names, including beauty products, a tuxedo set, body jewelry, and a dirt bike.
- According to interviews cited in the affidavit, Yoder admitted using the city account for personal buys, said she paid with her own cards, shipped some items as Christmas gifts, disliked switching accounts, and claimed she tried to remove the exemption.
- FOX 35 reports the mayor did not respond to questions and Yoder is not listed on the city’s employee roster, while prosecutors in Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit will handle the case.