A coin dealer at a popular Bradenton flea market has been arrested after investigators say he scammed customers out of nearly $300,000.

Seth Lutz is accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars from customers for gold and silver, which authorities said he had no intention of giving to them.

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A coin dealer at a Bradenton flea market has been arrested after investigators say he scammed customers out of nearly $300,000.

Manatee County deputies say he scammed people while at the Red Barn Flea Market in Bradenton. Seth Felipe Lutz, 63, faces multiple grand theft charges after customers at the Red Barn Flea Market ...

A coin dealer at a Bradenton flea market has been arrested after investigators say he scammed customers out of nearly $300,000. Seth Felipe Lutz, 63, faces multiple grand theft charges after ...

Jury finds Florida grandmother who left infant in hot car not guilty of manslaughter Lutz ran a booth at the Red Barn Flea Market in Bradenton called Steve’s Best Coins. His customers in the area knew ...

A Bradenton coin dealer is facing charges after taking payment for coins that were allegedly never delivered, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. The Red Barn Flea Market at 1707 ...

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