UPDATE: Dan Carson failed to update the address on Sunbiz after he sold the 3200 property to Mayfield. Additionally the Brevard County Property Appraiser appears to list the 3200 address on the 2019 deed when it should be the 3100 address. According to the deed, in 2023 Carson sold the 3200 property to Mayfield. The property was combined with the 3100 lot.
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Indialantic, FL – June 19, 2025 — A federal contractor involved in over $1 billion of contracted deportation flights has listed the personal residence of Florida State Senator Debbie Mayfield as its official place of business, despite having no apparent connection to her or her family, a fact the senator herself confirms and says is unauthorized.
Public records show that Classic Air Charter Inc., a private air transport contractor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, uses 3200 N. Riverside Drive, Indialantic, the home address of Senator Mayfield and her husband, Robert P. Scaringe as its official address. Yet, despite this link, neither Mayfield nor Scaringe appear anywhere in the company’s ownership, corporate filings, or public disclosures.
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In response to an inquiry from The Space Coast Rocket, Senator Mayfield replied clearly:
“I have none. They should not be using our address,” referring to any affiliation with the company or its use of her residence.
Screenshot from the Brevard County Property Appraiser’s Website
The company’s CEO, Dan Carson’s listed address, meanwhile, leads to a vacant lot raising questions about where and how the company actually operates. (Although the filings state Satellite Beach, as the city, no such address exists in Satellite. It’s actually Indian Harbor Beach)
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Since 2017, Classic Air Charter has secured massive federal contracts for air transportation services, primarily supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation operations. These include a $646 million task order under RFQ No. HSCECR-17-Q-00005 and a previous $885 million contract that spanned from 2017 to 2023. In total, the company has appears to have been awarded close to $1.5 billion in taxpayer-funded contracts.
The company has faced multiple bid protests, most notably from CSI Aviation Inc., which challenged the 2017 award. Despite these challenges, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld the contracts, siding with DHS. Yet the paper trail connecting this company to a high-ranking state official’s residence continues to raise serious transparency concerns.
What’s notably absent from any public documentation is any formal link between Senator Mayfield, her husband, or any member of their family and Classic Air Charter. Despite the company’s use of their residential address for the business address, no ownership, management, or employment roles are listed for the senator or her spouse in state or federal records.
Senator Mayfield’s prompt denial and assertion that the company “should not be using [her] address” raises additional concerns about how the address ended up on public filings and whether it was done with her knowledge or consent. There are no public business records that list her or her husband as officers, shareholders, or agents of Classic Air Charter.
Why would a company handling deportation flights worth hundreds of millions of dollars be using a state senator’s house as its address and not have a single apparent public tie to her or her husband?
Senator Mayfield, a prominent Republican and longtime Florida legislator, recently won a special election to return to the Florida Senate. Her husband, Robert P. Scaringe, is a known investor. His son from a previous marriage, RJ Scaringe, is the founder and CEO of electric vehicle giant Rivian Automotive. However, there’s no evidence to suggest any business relationship between Rivian and Classic Air Charter.
The fact that a company with no discernible physical operations in Brevard County, and no visible ownership structure tied to the Mayfield household, receives enormous federal contracts is drawing concern from constituents across the political spectrum.
“It’s not illegal to let someone use your address. But when that someone is quietly landing DHS contracts worth more than most towns’ annual budgets and you’re a state senator it demands answers,” said one Brevard resident. “At the very least, we deserve to know who’s really behind this operation.”
Adding to the mystery is the company’s use of an empty lot as its CEO’s address, despite handling flights for the federal government. Combined with the lack of a clear corporate presence and the high-stakes nature of its contracts, raises questions to transparency and accountability.
Classic Air Charter Inc. made national headlines in 2017 when it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had used the company to book a $86,000 private jet for then-HHS Secretary Tom Price, a trip that ultimately led to his resignation amid scandal.
Among the flights chartered through Classic Air Charter was a trip to St. Simons Island, Georgia, where Price and his wife own land and frequently vacation. The jet delivered Price to the luxury destination more than 40 hours before he was scheduled to speak at a local medical retreat, raising questions about whether the trip was more personal than professional.
Another Classic Air Charter flight took Price to Nashville, Tennessee, where he owns a condominium and his son resides. While HHS insisted these trips involved official government business, the overlap with personal property and family visits led to accusations of abuse.
“To use a charter flight on something that combines personal and government business, I think it’s highly unprofessional and really inappropriate,” said Richard Painter, former chief ethics counsel under President George W. Bush.
Critics argued the flights violated the spirit, if not the letter of federal travel rules, which restrict private charters to cases where no reasonable commercial alternative exists. In both instances, commercial flights were available, including routine connections through Atlanta to Brunswick, the closest airport to St. Simons Island.
The controversy over the Price flights is just one example of how Classic Air Charter has maintained a low public profile while operating at the highest levels of government contracting. The company has quietly facilitated everything from CIA black site renditions to ICE deportation flights, all while avoiding the scrutiny typically given to major federal contractors.
Now, that we’ve found that Classic Air Charter has listed Florida Senator Debbie Mayfield’s home as its mailing address, we are investigating who is really behind the company, and why does it continue to fly under the radar?
As 2025 DHS contracts continue to roll out, local activists and transparency advocates are urging federal and state oversight agencies to examine how a billion-dollar contractor can appear so invisible except for the fact that it apparently operates at a senator’s waterfront home.
For now, in Brevard County, the question remains: Who exactly is behind Classic Air Charter and why are they using Senator Debbie Mayfield’s address?
