Two men are arrested for stealing an elderly woman’s identity and purchasing several vehicles in her name from a Hialeah dealership.
Damian Iglesia-Martínez, 26, appeared in court charged with his alleged accomplice, identified as Christopher Landy, 24, of using the identity of a 73-year-old woman to register and finance three vehicles in her name , leaving her in financial ruin.
The charges are a $50,000 or more racketeering scheme and use of fraudulent identification.
According to the police report, the investigation dates back to October last year, when Martínez posed as the old woman’s nephew and bought on her behalf, with the complicity of Landy, owner of the car dealership used Realeza Motors, located at 5612 E. Eighth Avenue, Hialeah at least three cars, for grand total is over 100 thousand dollars according to State’s Attorney
Investigation reveals that one of these fraudulently purchased vehicles was involved in an accident, when the insurance company contacted the victim about the police claims they said they never authorized the purchase of these vehicles and was unrelated to the driver involved in the accident. accident.
Both defendants now face serious charges of creating an organized scheme to defraud, using identification without consent, first-degree theft, scheme to defraud a financial institution and submitting a fake auto insurance claim.
Martinez remains behind bars and faces $40,000 bond, while Landy was released after posting $40,000 bond last week.