MIAMI – A fraudster found James Bond — not the British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007 — but the real holder of a Truist bank account, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Detectives said Austin Elijah Swope went on an organized crime spree that started a few weeks after celebrating his 22nd birthday, and included months of bank heists. Swope used stolen information on fake identifications to be able to withdraw cash out of legitimate bank accounts that did not belong to him, according to police.
Swope was facing charges in three open cases that prosecutors filed in January, April, and May, and he had an arraignment hearing scheduled for May 15. Swope’s most recent arrest was on Monday at Loxahatchee, an unincorporated rural community, in Palm Beach County, records show. Deputies extradited him to Miami-Dade where correctional officers booked him at about 10:25 a.m., on Wednesday.
Swope already had a January credit card fraud case pending in Miami-Dade. Brian Welshans, Truist’s financial crimes senior investigator, had already provided Brito with surveillance photos showing Swope’s distinct tattoos and long hair.
Truist reimbursed two victims $50,000 after Swope used a fake North Carolina driver’s license to make six withdrawals in five days at Truist, at 12390 SW 120 St., in Three Lakes.
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