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Marblehead man sought in Fla. student travel scam

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MARBLEHEAD — Detectives of the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office in northern Florida issued an arrest warrant earlier this week for the owner of a Massachusetts travel agency.

The sheriff’s office says Robert Goodwin, 56, of Marblehead allegedly defrauded 104 students and chaperones out of some $400,000 they paid for an international trip that was canceled without refunds.


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