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55-year-old woman, Ybis Del Carmen, was arrested and booked on Wednesday in Miami-Dade County for allegedly defrauding a 60-year-old man out of over $1.6 million. According to an arrest warrant, Del Carmen claimed to help the victim purchase six foreclosure properties valued at around $842,000, but instead used his business account to carry out fraudulent transactions.

    The victim had given Del Carmen, who worked for Realty Golden Group, full access to his Truist Bank account, allowing her to make fake mortgage deals and steal a total of $1,655,962. Detective Michael Pascual's investigation found that the transactions were done for personal reasons.

    Del Carmen was charged with organized fraud and grand theft after being arrested by Sunny Isles Beach Police Department officers. She was held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $200,000 bond, with the condition that she prove the bail money did not come from criminal proceeds.

    Anyone with information about this case or others is encouraged to contact Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 to remain anonymous.