The estranged wife of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was arrested for a second time Thursday after being accused of providing false information for a bond, officials said.
Robin Severance-Lopez, 50, had previously been charged with racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering. Prosecutors say she was part of an illegal, multi-county gambling ring that her husband protected and profited from and that earned more than $21 million for its conspirators. She and Lopez have pleaded not guilty to those charges.
Severance-Lopez was taken into custody by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at her St. Cloud residence around 3 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The release said Severance-Lopez was arrested on a warrant issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement out of Lake County.
A spokesperson for the Osceola County Jail said she was arrested on a charge of providing false or misleading information or omitting material information in connection with an application for bail or for modification of a bail bond. FDLE and Severance-Lopez’s attorney did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the circumstances of the arrest.
Severance-Lopez was first arrested June 23 for her alleged involvement in the gambling operation in which prosecutors allege she played “ministerial roles.” Prosecutors have accused her of moving proceeds from an illegal gambling operation across several bank accounts she shared with Lopez.
She spent two weeks in the Lake County Jail after her June arrest before being released on a $400,000 bond. To get bond, she had to prove the funds used were from legitimate sources and not illegal activities.
