37-year-old Otiz Swinton Jr. has been arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in connection with scamming a 92-year-old man out of over $800,000.
Deputies say Swinton Jr., a convicted felon with prior fraud offenses, used romantic deception in a complex scheme involving bank fraud.
Officials say that in June 2022, the victim, from Sun City Center, transferred thousands of dollars from his Fidelity account to his Wells Fargo account. The money was drained in many ways, including cryptocurrencies, ATM withdrawals, peer-to-peer transactions, point-of-sale transactions, and more…