MIAMI – A 49-year-old man was practicing law without a license as part of a fraud, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
After detectives arrested Alessandro Nicola De Luca, correctional officers booked him on Thursday night at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, records show.
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De Luca was facing two counts of organized fraud of $50,000 or more, two counts of grand theft, and two counts of practicing law without a license, records show.
De Luca remained at TGK on Friday night after a judge set his bond at $45,000 and placed a Nebbia hold, which allows the court to require the funds not to be related to illegal activity.
The judge also ordered De Luca to wear a GPS monitor during his pre-trial release on house arrest, records show. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Carmen Cabarga is set to preside over the case.
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.