MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old Miami woman was arrested Tuesday for the second time on accusations that she scammed Regions Bank out of tens of thousands of dollars.
According to her arrest report, Brianna Rain Kruse was initially arrested on Aug. 21 in a scheme to defraud the bank of about $50,000.
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Miami-Dade police said she was arrested at the bank while trying to procure a vehicle loan while using the personal information of an identity theft victim.
Police said she attempted to get a bank-issued cashier’s check made payable to a business called Auto Advantage, LLC, which was a fake company she created under an identity theft victim’s name.
According to the report, during the investigation, detectives discovered that Kruse was successful in scamming the bank out of $75,000 in May after obtaining a vehicle loan for a new Mercedes-Benz using someone else’s personal information.
Police said Kruse received a cashier’s check from the bank that was made out to “Luxury Motor Club,” which was another company she fraudulently assumed on Sunbiz while using someone else’s personal information.
According to the report, on July 13, the checking account for Luxury Motor Club received a personal check from Key Bank by a couple in the amount of $100,000, but the check was later returned unpaid and the true account holder denied issuing the check.
Kruse faces multiple charges, including grand theft, fraudulent use of ID information and making a false statement to the jurisdiction of the Department of State.