Miami woman arrested AGAIN after $75,000 Regions Bank scam

Brianna Rain Kruse, a 23-year-old Miami woman, has been arrested for the second time on charges of defrauding Regions Bank, with the latest incident involving tens of thousands of dollars. In her initial arrest in August, Kruse was apprehended at the bank while attempting to secure a vehicle loan using the personal information of an identity theft victim, aiming to defraud the bank of approximately $50,000.

Upon further investigation, authorities discovered that Kruse had successfully scammed the bank out of $75,000 in May. In this instance, she obtained a vehicle loan for a new Mercedes-Benz by using someone else’s personal information. Kruse received a bank-issued cashier’s check made out to a fictitious company called “Luxury Motor Club,” which she had fraudulently established under an identity theft victim’s name on Sunbiz.

Additional details from the investigation revealed that on July 13, the checking account for “Luxury Motor Club” received a personal check from Key Bank amounting to $100,000. However, the check was later returned unpaid, and the true account holder denied issuing it. Kruse faces various charges, including grand theft, fraudulent use of ID information, and making a false statement to the Department of State.