Young Cuban woman from Miami accused of insurance fraud involving nearly $40,000 after accident

A young Cuban from Miami appeared in court this Wednesday as the main defendant for fraud in a claim to an insurance agency, in an amount close to $40,000 dollars, after a traffic accident that occurred in 2022.

Krystal Arbona, 24 years old, and the co-defendants Isabella Mendez, another 22-year-old Cuban, and Madison Martinez, 25, were traveling in one of the cars involved in the incident that occurred on June 29, 2022, according to the investigation by the Insurance Fraud Office of the Forensic Investigation Division, part of the Florida Department of Financial Services.

Arbona faces three counts of false insurance claim and three counts of grand theft third degree, like Martínez, who also appeared before the judge this Wednesday.

Likewise, the Cuban women Méndez, who was driving the car, and María Campos, a 54-year-old therapist, accused of fabricating, along with the first two, a false car accident at the confluence of Flagler Street and Southwest 68th Avenue, in Miami.

The four accused they defrauded a total of $37,570 to the insurance company Doctors Medical Group, according to investigators.

A report of America TeVe points out that Arbona stated that on the day of the events her friends picked her up to go out.

The investigation report indicates that the car carrying the three defendants stopped at a “Stop” sign at the intersection of 68th and Flagler, and a vehicle hit them from behind.

The day after the crash, the three friends went to a clinic located in Miami-Dade and signed documents indicating therapies that they did not attend, according to the police investigation.

Arbona admitted to having met with a therapist who showed her the rehabilitation equipment, but “that she did not use it, as she only visited the clinic once and refused to receive treatment,” the television report indicated.

For his part, Martínez declared that he took three or four therapies and Méndez assured that he attended one or two, and did not continue for fear that his insurance rate would increase.

At the medical center, the police questioned therapist Campos, who signed the therapy forms completed by the three young women. However, the woman admitted that the defendants did not complete all the therapy sessions.

Judge Mindy S. Glazer imposed different bonds on the defendants.

The insurance fraud after traffic accidents They are among the most frequent crimes committed by Cubans residing in South Florida.

In February, a Elderly Cuban couple appear in court accused of making fraudulent claims to the insurance company GEICO Insurance.