FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 39-year-old man was booked into jail Monday after sheriff’s deputies accused him of stealing from a pair of seniors in Broward County.
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Brandon Snider now faces four felony charges, including money laundering and grand theft from a person over 65. His victims were in their 80s, deputies said.
A Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy wrote in a report that Snider, of Sunrise, managed to port the victims’ home phone number to a pay-by-minute phone. They said he then used their number, along with date of birth and Social Security information, to establish an online banking portal on July 25, 2023.
Within 16 minutes of setting up the portal, Snider transferred $23,765 to his own bank account, according to BSO. Deputies said the transfer was returned, but a second attempt later that afternoon was successful.
He then “quickly” dispersed the funds “across multiple accounts and personal debts,” deputies said, including more than $1,800 to pay rent at a Miramar apartment complex, a nearly $3,500 American Express payment and an Apple Card payment of more than $6,000.
In addition to the money laundering and grand theft charges, Snider is accused of using an identification without consent and unlawful use of a communication device.
As of Tuesday afternoon, he was being held in the BSO Main Jail on a $60,000 bond.