MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A South Florida man was arrested last week after authorities say he used a fraudulent check-kiting scheme in an attempt to purchase a luxury boat worth approximately $146,000 from a Miami-Dade dealership.
According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Angel Reyes, 47, of Miami, attempted to buy the vessel from Riva Motorsports, located at 11995 SW 222nd St., on May 8.
Investigators said Riva Motorsports employees told Reyes that the payment for the boat had to be completed through a wire transfer, which is the company’s standard payment method for large transactions…