FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 49-year-old woman, with the help of a former Merrill Lynch financial advisor, is accused of stealing millions from former Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl safety Reshad Jones over a two-year period, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.
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Fort Lauderdale police say Isaiah Williams, who served as Jones’ financial advisor between January 2022 and March 2024, allegedly abused his access to the athlete’s personal bank account, stealing approximately $1.58 million in 133 wire transfers to pay off two of his American Express credit cards.
Court records show Williams used Jones’ money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including first-class airline tickets, hotel stays with multiple women, nightclub tabs, strip clubs, car rentals, designer clothes, jewelry, legal fees and even child support.
Police also said Williams went on duty-free shopping sprees in Mexico.
But the crimes didn’t stop there, authorities said.
Detectives said another $1.03 million was laundered from Jones’ account with help from Octavia Monique Graham, of Dallas, Georgia — whom Jones, 37, of Plantation, told investigators he had never met.
Between October 2019 and September 2021, 16 handwritten checks totaling about $435,000 were pulled from Graham’s account and deposited into Williams’ Chase bank account, according to the report.
Additionally, authorities said 88 Zelle transfers totaling about $184,000 were also made from Graham’s Bank of America account to Williams.
In total, Jones’ losses added up to approximately $2.58 million, police said. The former Dolphins safety told detectives that he is pressing charges.
Jail records show Graham, after surrendering herself on Monday, is facing two counts of money laundering and one count of first-degree grand theft.
As of Thursday evening, she is being held at the Paul Rein Detention Facility on a $75,000 bond, awaiting a Nebbia hearing.
Williams had not yet been arrested for the alleged crimes, according to court documents.
