A Miami-Dade retail manager was arrested last week following an investigation into a large-scale fraud scheme that authorities say cost a major home improvement chain millions of dollars.
Mauricio Jimenez, 48, of Hialeah, was taken into custody on Tuesday at a Home Depot store on West Flagler Street, where he worked as a manager. He is facing charges of organized fraud of $50,000 or more and first-degree grand theft. As of Wednesday morning, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $15,000 bond.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Jimenez carried out at least 4,500 unauthorized transactions over a 28-month period, totaling approximately $55 million in merchandise. Investigators allege he applied excessive markdowns to items—often sold in bulk quantities—reducing prices well beyond permitted limits…