A Miami-Dade man and woman ended their four-day Carnival cruise in handcuffs after authorities said they used fraudulently obtained Winn-Dixie gift cards to pay for the trip.
Deputies arrested Rogerio da Cunha Fernandes, 45, and Aida Parada la Paz, 43, at PortMiami on Monday morning as they disembarked from the Carnival Sunrise. A third suspect, Beatriz Paz-Roca, 66, was arrested later that day outside a Winn-Dixie in Doral after she allegedly committed another act of fraud.
Investigators said all three suspects live together in a home just outside Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. Their arrest reports did not clarify if or how they are related. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, da Cunha Fernandes and Parada la Paz profited about $18,000 from the scheme, while Paz-Roca took in around $12,000…