Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution has filed charges against an individual for their involvement in a check-fraud scheme exceeding $500,000. The investigation revealed that Ottisha Torres agreed to modify Florida retirement checks for deposit into accounts held by co-conspirators.
“It is our duty to take swift and decisive action to ensure that those who break the law are held accountable,” stated Attorney General James Uthmeier. “This fraudster stole hundreds of thousands of dollars using fake and altered retirement checks, and now our Statewide Prosecutors will pursue justice in court.”
The probe found that Torres collaborated with a fraud ring dealing in stolen retirement checks. Torres allegedly altered or duplicated information from these checks onto fraudulent ones. While Torres and her accomplices were based in Leon County, the victims resided in Miami-Dade County.
Torres faces multiple felony charges, including one count of organized scheme to defraud $50,000 or more, two counts of possession of personal identification information with intent to defraud, one count of unlawful use of a two-way communications device, and one count of conspiracy to commit grand theft over $100,000.
The case will be prosecuted by Attorney General Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.
