An 80-year-old former school teacher will be charged with insurance fraud and has been ordered by the Office of the Miami-Dade State Attorney to turn herself in to authorities.
By DJ 33 1/3
May 14, 2021
Officers arrested Mary Brown a former city of Opa-locka for stealing nearly $117,000 of taxpayer’s money.
“She would meet with the person seeking a license. She would take the money from the person seeking the license, she would take the cash herself, and there was no record of it,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said. “Sometimes the person would get a receipt; sometimes they wouldn’t.”
Brown worked for the city for six years, and got away with failing to reference customer receipt numbers in the city’s database.
“The reason it was caught is because we got information from the city itself to come forward and say, ‘You know, you need to take a look at this! Something is going on,’” Fernandez Rundle said.
By DJ 33 1/3
May 14, 2021
Officers arrested Mary Brown a former city of Opa-locka for stealing nearly $117,000 of taxpayer’s money.
“She would meet with the person seeking a license. She would take the money from the person seeking the license, she would take the cash herself, and there was no record of it,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said. “Sometimes the person would get a receipt; sometimes they wouldn’t.”
Brown worked for the city for six years, and got away with failing to reference customer receipt numbers in the city’s database.
“The reason it was caught is because we got information from the city itself to come forward and say, ‘You know, you need to take a look at this! Something is going on,’” Fernandez Rundle said.
City employee pocketed more than $100K in licensing fees, prosecutors say
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OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – Officers arrested a former city of Opa-locka employee on Thursday who is accused of stealing nearly $117,000 of taxpayer’s money.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Mary Brown found an opportunity to steal from the city as a clerk for the building and licensing office.
“She would meet with the person seeking a license. She would take the money from the person seeking the license, she would take the cash herself, and there was no record of it,” Fernandez Rundle said. “Sometimes the person would get a receipt; sometimes they wouldn’t.”