DORAL, Fla. — The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced several arrests in a fraud scheme involving motor vehicle tag agencies on Friday.
“Operation Ghost Writer” involved a six-month investigation by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office and the Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s Office.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said 22 suspects were arrested.
MDSO identified those arrested as:
- Joan Alfonso, 29, of North Port
- Jesus Campos-Ricardo, 37, of Hialeah
- Emma Castillo, 69, of Pembroke Pines
- Ricardo Castillo, 74, of west Miami-Dade
- Marvin Codio, 37, of El Portal
- Jose Daza-Espinosa, 56, of Pembroke Pines
- Lindon Donoso, 54, of northwest Miami-Dade
- Gianna Donoso, 21, of northwest Miami-Dade
- Belkis Escobar-Navarro, 31, of Hialeah
- Martha Gonzalez-Rosa, 48, of Miami Gardens
- Jorge Jamieson, 60, of Pembroke Pines
- Yoan Lopez-Perez, 41, of Miami Gardens
- Naomis Marquez-Gonzalez, 34, of Hialeah
- Frank Martinez, 48, of Miami Gardens
- Jose Menendez-Mederos, 42, of Miami Gardens
- Ronaldo Morales-Maldonado, 45, of west Miami-Dade
- Yurilexis Munoz, 50, of Naples
- Angelica Reyes-Sanchez, 36, of northwest Miami-Dade
- Hugo Rodriguez, 60, of Hollywood
- Lourdes Valdes, 58, of Hialeah
- Graciela Valdez, 63, of Miami Gardens
- Alba Vallecillo-Martinez, 39, of southwest Miami-Dade
Cordero-Stutz says the information was misused to conduct fraudulent vehicle title transactions, with some clerks collaborating with vehicle dealers to falsify signatures and create fraudulent power-of-attorney documents.
The suspects face charges including official misconduct, providing false information on a public record, vehicle title, forgery and alteration, tampering with physical evidence and uttering forged instruments.
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