MIAMI (WSVN) - A South Florida tag agency clerk has been arrested in connection with a $3 million title fraud scheme, officials said Tuesday.
Katherine M. Vera Moran, a tag agency clerk at Baumgardner Tag Agency in Miami, faces charges including 18 counts of Title Fraud, a third-degree felony, and 18 counts of Official Misconduct, also a third-degree felony.
The investigation uncovered Vera Moran’s alleged involvement in the fraudulent transfer of vehicle titles.
Law enforcement authorities allege that Vera Moran accepted payments ranging from $800 to $1,000 for each fraudulent transaction, forging titles and tax documents on stolen vehicles in exchange.