Coral Springs man accused of stealing $50,000 from Keys couple

A Florida Keys couple saw suspicious activity in their bank accounts, then discovered they had been hit with a fraud scheme that authorities say drained more than $50,000. The loss landed directly in Monroe County, where a Cudjoe Key couple was left dealing with unauthorized financial damage tied to accounts and credit opened in their names.

Dwayne Leveridge, 33, of Coral Springs was arrested Saturday, May 30, 2026, and faces charges including fraud, larceny, illegal use of credit cards and illegal use of another person’s identification. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the case began in April 2026 after the victims noticed something was wrong and contacted deputies.

Detectives later said they uncovered illegal lines of credit, fraudulent charges and unauthorized wire transfers opened under the couple’s names. That combination made the case more than a simple card theft or stolen wallet report. It pointed to an identity-theft scheme that reached into credit products and bank transfers, the kind of financial crime that can move quickly and be hard to unwind once accounts are compromised.

For Keys residents, the warning signs in this case match the patterns consumer investigators say to watch for: withdrawals you did not make, bills for unfamiliar charges and accounts you never opened. The Federal Trade Commission directs victims to IdentityTheft.gov for recovery steps after identity theft, including reporting the fraud and building a recovery plan.

The case also fits a broader fraud warning already familiar to Monroe County deputies, who told residents in late 2025 about scammers posing as banks or financial organizations. In a county where trust often runs through phone calls, texts and familiar service providers, the risk is not limited to a single stolen card number. It can spread through personal identification, banking access and the assumption that a caller or message is legitimate.

Leveridge’s arrest brings a local financial crime into sharper focus for Monroe County: a couple in Cudjoe Key lost more than $50,000, and the trail, investigators say, ran through false credit, fake charges and transfers that should never have cleared.