MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A 33-year-old Miami man was arrested Monday after authorities say he altered a utility dividend check meant for a relative and deposited the funds into his own account.
Luis Albert Alonso was taken into custody on Aug. 24, 2026, following an investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office into fraudulent activity targeting the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative.
According to investigators, Alonso took an FKEC dividend check addressed to one of his relatives, modified the check details, and submitted it via mobile deposit into his personal bank account on two separate occasions. The deposits totaled approximately $8,648.
The utility company and the financial institutions involved flagged inconsistencies in the transactions and alerted law enforcement.
Detectives gathered evidence alongside FKEC and the banks before securing warrants for Alonso’s arrest.
Alonso faces charges of organized fraud, grand theft, possession of personally identifiable information with intent to defraud, depositing a bank item with intent to defraud, and using a two-way communication device to commit a felony.
He was booked into jail on Monday following the execution of the arrest warrants.
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