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.

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.