A Hialeah man is behind bars, accused of posing as a certified public accountant to defraud victims of tax money for multiple years, according to Miami Police.
Francisco Marrero, 79, is facing multiple charges of organized fraud, first-degree grand theft, practicing accounting without a license, and money laundering. He appeared in front of a judge on Friday morning, who set his bond at $500,000.
According to Miami Police, investigators and the state attorney’s office were working on this case for a year after receiving a few complaints from Marrero’s alleged victims. One of those victims is the restaurant El Toro Loco Churracqueria, which has several locations, but its Little Havana location was listed in the arrest report. It is not known how many others are included in the complaints…