AVENTURA, Fla. — Two brothers from Aventura are accused of running an investment scam that bilked at least four victims out of nearly $1 million; investigators said they used the funds to finance a “lavish” South Florida lifestyle.
Aventura police arrested Hugo Leonel Amaya, 44, and Enmanuel Armando Amaya, 48, on three felony charges on Thursday. According to arrest reports, the pair, born in New York, lived together in a luxury high-rise on the exclusive Williams Island.
Authorities said the first victim to report the fraud was a man who works on the property…