Hialeah resident Sonia Infante‑Perez was taken into custody Thursday after Miami‑Dade deputies said she ran a counterfeit check scheme through three Regions Bank branches, leaving the bank short about $47,664. Investigators say surveillance footage, along with the use of a Florida driver’s license, tied the deposits directly to her.
How deputies say the scheme unfolded
According to deputies, the activity started on Dec. 17, 2025, when Infante‑Perez allegedly cashed three counterfeit checks at three different Regions branches in roughly an hour. Investigators say she came back the next day and deposited a $34,982.88 check into her own account. Each check was reportedly issued in the name of a company called Contemporary Pools and made payable to…..