May 2, 2014 — By Travell Eiland

EUSTIS, Fla. —An Orange County couple who developed multiple Lake County subdivisions is arrested on 25 counts of grand theft and one count of money laundering on Friday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced. Mark Carson, 58, and his wife Lee Ann Carson, 57, of Apopka, developed the Black Bear Reserve Community in Eustis, Florida. The community includes three subdivisions — Upson Downs, Villages, and the Lakes.Investigators said the Carsons stole nearly $1.5 million from the Black Bear Reserve Homeowners Association and the Black Bear Reserve Water Company bank accounts. Read more:  http://www.wesh.com/news/lake-county-developers-arrested-on-25-counts-of-grand-theft/25780218#!HARBE