A Las Vegas woman is accused of turning a Brickell night out into an $84,000 nightmare, and now she is in a Miami jail. Police say 35-year-old Cassandra Thompson was arrested in Miami this week on a Miami-Dade arrest warrant tied to a December 2024 incident in which she allegedly drugged a man she met at a Brickell restaurant and robbed him. The victim later reported $10,000 in cash missing, along with large transfers from his cryptocurrency accounts, after waking up to find his phone gone. Public records show Thompson was booked into Miami-Dade custody.
Deputies arrested Thompson, who has also used the name Cassandra Costentine, at Miami International Airport, records show, according to Local 10. The arrest warrant states the case dates back to Dec. 11, 2024, when the man met Thompson at Gekko in Brickell and later brought her to his apartment. Surveillance video the victim provided to police allegedly shows the suspect taking his phone and walking into a bedroom, according to the warrant.
According to NBC6 South Florida, the victim used a tracking feature to locate his cellphone in New York, where police say Thompson flew just hours after the encounter. He reported more than $84,000 in losses, including about $10,000 in cash and nearly $73,000 in cryptocurrency. NBC6 also reports that Thompson was booked into Miami-Dade custody and issued a $25,000 bond, according to online records.
Arrest and charges
Miami-Dade records and the arrest warrant list several criminal counts against Thompson, including third-degree grand theft, money-laundering of unlawful proceeds, unlawful use of a communications device, and an offense against computer users to defraud, according to Local 10. Booking logs show she was processed at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center shortly after midnight.
Legal implications
The charges outlined in the arrest warrant remain allegations, and Thompson is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court, according to NBC6 South Florida. The warrant claims the suspect used the victim’s phone to access his cryptocurrency accounts and move funds, adding a digital-asset twist that investigators flagged during the probe. Prosecutors will decide whether to file formal charges after reviewing the evidence gathered by detectives…