Two arrested in heavy equipment rental scam

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Authorities have arrested two men wanted in a heavy equipment rental scam.rnAdam Arena, of St. Petersburg, FL, and Daniel Hensley, of Bradenton, FL, are suspected of scamming businesses by renting heavy equip-rnment, such as backhoes, and then pawning the equipment. The pair would often rent equipment in one county and then pawn it in another.rnArena, who is currently in jail in Hillsbor-ough County, has pawned many pieces of construction equipment throughout Florida, according to authorities.rnArena was arrested in Manatee County in June 2009 on charges of grand theft and stolen property for renting a backhoe from Bradenton Rent-All and then taking the machine, valued at $15,000, and pawning it for $4,000 at Pawn Pros II in Ruskin.