Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution has secured a conviction against Matthew Vincent Muratori, a former licensed financial adviser, for crimes involving the exploitation and financial abuse of an elderly and disabled resident in Florida. A jury in Pinellas County found Muratori guilty on several charges, including Exploitation of an Elderly Adult, Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information, Grand Theft from a Person 65 Years of Age or Older, and Organized Scheme to Defraud.
“This wasn’t just theft—it was betrayal,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “This con artist abused his position of trust to drain a vulnerable Floridian’s life savings, and it’s unacceptable. This guilty verdict is a victory for our Statewide Prosecutors, the Office of Financial Regulation, and the people of Florida.”
According to authorities, between 2019 and 2020, Muratori transferred $152,600 from the victim’s accounts using Cash App and Venmo without the victim’s knowledge or consent. He also used the victim’s personal identification information to impersonate them during phone calls with a financial institution to gain unauthorized access to their accounts.
The investigation was conducted by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation with assistance from the New York office of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The prosecution was led by Assistant Statewide Prosecutors Panagiota Papakos and Ryan Shaw.
Muratori is scheduled to be sentenced on September 25. The conviction includes a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years.
