Fraudster targets James Bond during crime spree in Miami-Dade, police say

MIAMI – A fraudster discovered James Bond — not the British undercover agent working for MI6 below the codename 007 — however the true holder of a Truist checking account, in line with the Miami-Dade Police Division.

Detectives stated Austin Elijah Swope went on an organized crime spree that began a number of weeks after celebrating his twenty second birthday, and included months of financial institution heists, in line with police.

Swope used stolen info on faux identifications to have the ability to withdraw money out of professional financial institution accounts that didn’t belong to him, in line with police.

Swope, who’s 6 foot 2 inches tall and weighs over 200 kilos, was on the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Heart on Thursday afternoon in Miami-Dade County, information present.

Swope was dealing with prices in three open circumstances that prosecutors filed in January, April, and Could, and he had an arraignment listening to scheduled for Could 15, information present.

Swope’s most up-to-date arrest was on Monday at Loxahatchee, an unincorporated rural group, in Palm Seashore County, information present. Deputies extradited him to Miami-Dade the place correctional officers booked him at about 10:25 a.m., on Wednesday.

TRUIST BANK CASES

Detective Jeffrey Brito was capable of get a Miami-Dade warrant on April 27 for Swope’s arrest for 2 financial institution fraud circumstances. Swope already had a January bank card fraud case pending in Miami-Dade.

Brian Welshans, Truist’s monetary crimes senior investigator, had already supplied Brito with surveillance photographs displaying Swope’s distinct tattoos and lengthy hair, in line with the warrant.

Truist reimbursed two victims $50,000 after Swope used a faux North Carolina driver’s license to make six withdrawals in 5 days at Truist, at 12390 SW 120 St., in Three Lakes, police stated.

The alleged withdrawals: $5,500 on Dec. 2, $12,000 on Dec. 3, $6,500 and $8,000 on Dec. 5, $8,500 on Dec. 6, and $9,500 on Dec. 7.

Swope defrauded Bond in November in Miami-Dade, in line with police. The alleged two withdrawals of $2,700 from Bond’s Truist checking account had been on Nov. 22, and Nov. 26 on the department at 10690 NW 12 St., in Doral.

3 PENDING CASES

Miami-Dade Circuit Choose Teresa Pooler is presiding over Swope’s three pending circumstances, court docket information present.

Within the open Could 4 case, Swope was dealing with prices of organized fraud, grand theft, two counts of uttering cast devices, and fraudulent use of non-public identification info.

Within the open April 27 case, Swope was dealing with six counts of uttering a cast instrument, organized fraud, grand theft, and fraudulent use of non-public identification.

Within the open Jan. 4 case, Swope was dealing with felony prices of possession of a fictitious driver’s license, bank card forgery, and possession or use of fraudulent identification.

Information present prosecutors dropped six different prices within the Jan. 4 case: Organized scheme to defraud, two counts of possession of a fictitious driver’s license, two counts of possession or use of fraudulent identification, and bank card forgery.

Additionally on Jan. 4, law enforcement officials had accused Swope of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a managed substance throughout his Jan. 3 arrest in Miami-Dade, however prosecutors dropped that case on Feb. 13, court docket information present.

Detectives had been asking anybody with details about the circumstances to name Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.