A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested after he was accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from his 84-year-old friend, leaving him with a bank balance of just 5 cents, authorities said.
Howard Jay Juntiff, 56, was booked into a Broward jail Tuesday on charges including money laundering, fraud, exploitation of elderly, and criminal use of personal identification information, records showed.
The alleged fraud occurred between Sept. 21 2022 and Dec. 5, 2024, involving an 84-year-old victim who lived in Pompano Beach and at an assisted living facility in Lauderhill.
According to an arrest report, Juntiff, a close friend, had been taking care of the victim and had access to all his personal identification information…