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Nurse practitioner skilled in anti-aging treatments arrested for fraud involving elderly, according to police
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Paulette Cecilia Padilla, a nurse practitioner in Coral Gables, was charged with fraud after investigators said she was involved in a scheme to steal thousands of dollars from elderly. (WPLG)
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 31-year-old nurse practitioner who worked at a wellness center in Coral Gables was arrested Tuesday for organized fraud after it was alleged that she led a scheme that defrauded one elderly woman out of $20,000 and another out of $22,000.
Paulette Cecilia Padilla of Miami was arrested this week on charges of fraud.
Florida nurse specializing in Botox preyed on elderly in phone scam, cops say
She was also charged with drug trafficking after detectives say they found 170 pounds of marijuana stuffed in suitcases hidden in the bathroom of her apartment.
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Paulette Padilla, a Miami nurse who specializes in Botox injections, is accused of scamming elderly people out of thousands of dollars. [ Instagram via Miami Herald ]
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By day, Paulette Padilla is a nurse practitioner, using Instagram to proudly hawk beauty procedures: Botox and filler injections at the Nu You Wellness Center in Coral Gables.
Coral Gables Nurse Accused in Scam That Cons Victims Into Sending Cash Paulette Padilla, 31, who specializes in Botox injections at the Nu You Wellness Center in Coral Gables, was arrested earlier this week on charges of organized scheme to defraud and drug possession
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A nurse practitioner in South Florida has been arrested as part of a scam that cons senior citizens into wiring or mailing large amounts of money.
Paulette Padilla, 31, who specializes in Botox injections at the Nu You Wellness Center in Coral Gables, was arrested earlier this week on charges of organized scheme to defraud and drug possession, the Miami Herald reported.
Nurse accused in scam that cons victims into sending cash
April 15, 2021
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MIAMI (AP) A nurse practitioner in South Florida has been arrested as part of a scam that cons senior citizens into wiring or mailing large amounts of money.
Paulette Padilla, 31, who specializes in Botox injections at the Nu You Wellness Center in Coral Gables, was arrested earlier this week on charges of organized scheme to defraud and drug possession, the Miami Herald reported.
According to investigators, an 86-year-old Chicago woman wired $20,000 after a caller frantically told her that a family member had been involved in a traffic accident. Her family later reported the incident to Bank of America, which investigated the case.