A woman residing in Las Vegas was arrested at Miami International Airport accused of drugging a man in Brickell and stealing over $84,000 in cash, cryptocurrencies, and electronic money, in a case that authorities in Miami-Dade County have been investigating since December 2024, according to local news.
A night in Brickell that ended in robbery
The events date back to the early morning of December 11, 2024.
That night, the victim went out with a friend to the Blackbird Ordinary bar and then went to the Gekko Lounge restaurant in Brickell, where they met Cassandra Thompson around 1:50 a.m.
The friend left shortly afterward, while the man and Thompson walked together to his apartment, also in Brickell.
Once inside, the suspect asked to use the victim's Uber Eats to order food - a $95.23 order placed at 3:35 a.m. - and then offered to make drinks with Grey Goose vodka.
"The victim recalled feeling unwell after being served the drink prepared by the suspect. He believed he either lost consciousness or was so affected that he became unconscious," wrote a detective from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office in the arrest warrant, according to the channel Local 10.
The man woke up between 11:00 a.m. and noon, without remembering how he had moved from the sofa to the bed.
The ordered sushi remained untouched in front of the slightly open door, a detail that investigators interpret as evidence that the victim was already unconscious when the delivery arrived.
What the security cameras captured
The recordings from the camera installed in the apartment's living room were crucial to the investigation.
The images show Thompson asking upon arrival if there were other people in the house, insisting that she be the one to prepare the drinks and trying to get the attention of the already unconscious victim with a repeated "Hello, hello."
The video also shows her taking the victim's phone and heading towards the bedroom, according to the arrest affidavit.
The robbery: cash, cryptocurrencies, and Venmo
Upon reviewing their apartment, the victim confirmed the disappearance of $10,000 in cash, their iPhone 16 Pro, a case, and an Apple wallet.
The bulk of the theft occurred digitally: between 4:28 a.m. and 5:18 a.m., six transfers were executed from the victim's Coinbase account totaling $72,860 in cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin, Hedera, XRP, and Cardano, plus $1,225 taken through Venmo.
Coinbase managed to block additional transfers that, if completed, would have raised the theft to nearly $230,000.
The substance used to incapacitate the victim has not been publicly identified by the authorities.
How did they track her down to New York?
The investigation progressed when the victim traced their phone and located it in New York.
When contacting Spirit Airlines, the airline confirmed that Thompson had boarded flight NK-1441, which took off from Miami International Airport at 8:02 a.m. on December 11, headed to LaGuardia Airport.
Through court orders, the detectives obtained records from T-Mobile, Spirit Airlines, Coinbase, and Venmo that, according to the affidavit, link Thompson to the accounts and digital wallets that received the stolen money.
Cassandra Dianne Thompson -also identified as Cassandra Costentine-, 34 years old, was arrested on Friday, July 24, at 10:20 p.m. as she arrived at the airport due to an outstanding arrest warrant from Miami-Dade County.
Shortly after midnight, she was admitted to the Turner Guilford Knight (TGK) Correctional Center.
Positions and a recurring pattern in Miami
Thompson faces four charges: third-degree grand larceny, money laundering of illicit profits, illegal use of a communication device, and a computer crime related to fraud. His bail was set at $25,000.
The case adds to a series of similar incidents in southern Florida.
In January 2026, Sarah Tavano was arrested at the Sugar Club in Brickell facing 10 charges for allegedly drugging men in bars and stealing access to their digital accounts amounting to $34,000.
In May of last year, Brittney G. Scott was accused of drugging men in South Beach to steal their Rolex watches and credit cards.
The pattern is repeated: known victims in Brickell bars, spiked drinks, and digital transfers executed in minutes while the victim is unconscious.
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