3 Floridians Arrested After Stealing The Identities Of The Surfside Condo Residents Who Died

Author Babs

September 11th, 2021 8:17 AM

3 Floridians tole $45K from poeple who died in the Surfside condo incident and then went on shopping sprees. Very disturbing and unfortunate situation. Reports say the 3 people took the money and went on shopping sprees to stores like Versace and Christian Louboutin. Kimberly Michelle Johnson, Betsy Alexandra Cacho Medina and Rodney Choute were arrested and charged with schemes to defraud and identity theft. They also attempted to steal an additional $67,000.

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 27: Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 27, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Over one hundred people are being reported as missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JULY 02: Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat reacts as he looks at a memorial that has pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 02, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. The pictures were placed on the fence as loved ones try to find them. Over one hundred people are being reported missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 27: Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 27, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Over one hundred people are being reported as missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JULY 08: Rescue and personnel workers work to recover remains of the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 08, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. With the death toll currently at 60 and 80 people still missing, rescue workers have shifted the operation to recovery efforts. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 25: Biviana Faut (L) and Christian Faut comfort each other as they look on at the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 25, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. According to reports, after the collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, over one hundred people have been reported as missing. Search-and-rescue efforts continue with crews from across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 28: A group prays near where pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building hang on a fence on June 28, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. The pictures were placed on the fence as loved ones try to find them. Over one hundred people are being reported missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 28: Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors and to recover remains in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 28, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Over one hundred people are being reported as missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• Over One Hundred Missing After Residential Building In Miami Area Partially Collapses

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 30: People look at a memorial that has pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 30, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. The pictures were placed on the fence as loved ones try to find them. Over one hundred people are being reported missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• Over One Hundred Missing After Residential Building In Miami Area Partially Collapses

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 29: A man looks at a memorial that contains pictures of some of the missing from the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 29, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. The pictures were placed on the fence as loved ones try to find them. Over one hundred people are being reported missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JULY 10: Signs and flowers hang on the memorial site of the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 10, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. With the death toll currently at 86 people, search and rescue personnel continue their recovery efforts as more grow concerned about the air quality in Surfside. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

• Search Shifts To Recovery Operation At Surfside Condo Collapse

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JULY 08: Laura Solla weeps as she places flowers near the memorial site for victims of the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on July 08, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. With the death toll currently at 60 and 80 people still missing, rescue workers have shifted the operation to recovery efforts. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

• Over One Hundred Missing After Residential Building In Miami Area Partially Collapses

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 29: Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors and to recover remains in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 29, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. Over one hundred people are being reported as missing as the search-and-rescue effort continues. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
• Residential Building In Miami Partially Collapsed

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 24: Search and rescue personnel work in the rubble of the 12-story condo tower that crumbled to the ground during a partially collapse of the building on June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. It is unknown at this time how many people were injured as search-and-rescue effort continues with rescue crews from across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 24: A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue person and a K-9 continue the search and rescue operations in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. It is unknown at this time how many people were injured as the search-and-rescue effort continues with rescue crews from across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

• Residential Building In Miami Partially Collapsed

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 24: Search and Rescue personnel work after the partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building on June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. It is unknown at this time how many people were injured as search-and-rescue effort continues with rescue crews from across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
• Residential Building In Miami Partially Collapsed

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  SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - JUNE 24: Search and rescue personnel work in the rubble of the 12-story condo tower that crumbled to the ground after a partial collapse of the building on June 24, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. It is unknown at this time how many people were injured as search-and-rescue effort continues with rescue crews from across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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