A Cuban woman was arrested this Wednesday by the Hialeah police on multiple charges including fraud and check forgery at a bank branch.
The arrest took place following an investigation dating back to last year.
According to authorities, the accused and her accomplice - a man who was arrested in January of this year - deposited about thirty fraudulent checks at a branch of Ocean Bank. The Cuban woman, 54 years old and identified as Belkis Mora Suárez, opened a bank account at a branch of Ocean Bank located on 7th Avenue and 49th Street in Hialeah, and in less than three days, she deposited 33 fraudulent checks.
He did it through mobile electronic deposits and at an ATM. In total, he withdrew almost $9,000 in January 2022.
Immediately, Ocean Bank's operations office contacted her to obtain information about the transactions, and the woman indicated that her nephew had stolen her credentials and that she would visit the bank in person.
However, he never did so and also did not respond to the multiple communications that were sent to him.
The bank contacted the Hialeah police and investigators obtained surveillance videos and copies of the transactions made.
In this way, they were able to determine that the implicated person acted in complicity with a man identified as Omar García Toro, who - according to the police report - has an extensive history of fraudulent activities.
The man was arrested and charged with the crimes. However, when the police tried to locate Belkis Mora Suárez, she no longer resided at the registered address.
Subsequently, she was found at the house of some friends in Miami Gardens.
The Cuban woman appeared in court this Wednesday accused of check forgery, third-degree theft, and organized fraud scheme.
The woman was ordered to stay away from all locations with branches of Ocean Bank in all of Miami-Dade County.
Additionally, a bail of 9,000 dollars was set, even though the prosecution did not agree because they considered the amount "too lenient".
Ocean Bank recovered 5,970.69 and is currently facing a loss of 2,967.81 dollars.
As of the closing of this report, the Cuban woman remains in TGK jail.
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