Man in Panama uses Coral Gables business to steal from 82-year-old woman: Prosecutors
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Man in Panama uses Coral Gables business to steal from 82-year-old woman: Prosecutors
Michel Duarte pleaded guilty to the charges related to the crime. Duarte was arrested in January in Panama and indicted in 2023. He falsified the victim’s signature on her checks, prosecutors say.
Michel Duarte pleaded guilty to the charges related to the crime after he was arrested in January in Panama and indicted in 2023 after an investigation that involved a confidential informant, records show.
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Duarte was in Panama when he falsified the victim’s signature on her checks and used Online Electronics, his company registered out of Coral Gables, to launder the stolen funds, according to federal prosecutors.
Duarte pleaded guilty to two charges: Conspiracy to commit bank fraud and mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen M. Williams is set to sentence him on Sept. 19.