The Brief
- A career criminal from Chile has been arrested for pick-pocketing and credit card fraud after the Sarasota Police Department says he and two other suspects targeted a mother who was caring for her newborn.
- Posts on Facebook also showed similar suspects in Boca Raton stealing another wallet. Those suspects were later seen trying to use stolen credit cards at an Apple Store.
- Margarita Maldonado’s criminal history includes fraudulent use of identification, credit cards, grand theft and money laundering in multiple states across the U.S.
SARASOTA, Fla. – A career criminal from Chile has been arrested for pick-pocketing and credit card fraud after the Sarasota Police Department says he and two other suspects targeted a mother who was caring for her newborn.
On December 26, surveillance video showed Margarita Maldonado, 52, and two other people at a business on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota.
Police say that the three suspects carefully picked a table near the victim and waited until she stepped away to take her wallet from her purse.…