When more than 100 Seabreeze High School students were defrauded out of $400,000 for a canceled European trip, local authorities took direct action. Sheriff Mike Chitwood and the victims confronted the agency owner at Daytona Beach International Airport following his extradition.
Each traveler paid at least $3,550 for a nine-day class trip to Italy and Greece.
Just a month before the scheduled departure, Goodwin emailed the group to announce the company was going out of business and could not offer refunds, then shut down his website and communication lines.
Following a lengthy investigation by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, an arrest warrant was issued for Goodwin. He was located and arrested in California. [
Sheriff Chitwood orchestrated an arrival at the Daytona Beach International Airport that allowed frustrated students and parents to directly confront Goodwin as he came off the escalator in handcuffs. Goodwin faces charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud, with bond set at $4 million