WATERLOO, N.Y. (AP) — Nicholas Cerino could have reached out and touched one of "America's Most Wanted" — the fugitive profiled on the show was sitting in his living room.

Mark Cerino, 41, was identified on the show as a contractor wanted in Florida for allegedly scamming elderly residents after last year's hurricanes.

Nicholas Cerino said he was "just dumbfounded" to hear a warrant had been issued in Brevard County, Fla., for his younger brother, who has been staying at his home in central New York.

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Nine people called the show's tip line to report he was at his brother's home, and Mark Cerino was arrested within hours of the Saturday night broadcast.

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