12 arrested for obtaining illegal insurance licenses at fake testing center: MDSO
State investigators arrested 12 people for allegedly obtaining illegal insurance licenses at a fraudulent testing center in Miami-Dade County.
The investigation dates back to 2024, when investigators arrested Rainier Salas, the owner and operator of D and R Financial Services in Virginia Gardens.
Investigators say he operated a criminal enterprise that involved illegal insurance testing and licensing in the county — an illegal testing center.
Almost two years later, investigators say they identified 12 people for obtaining illegal insurance licenses through fraudulent means:
- Tamara Ferriol Gomez
- Cynthia Pinto
- Jeniffer Mieres Serrano
- Iliana Emilsen Bedoya Cuadros
- Yilliam Yuneth Bruzon Betancourt
- Rafael Green Fuentes
- Ruben Lopez
- Jorge Machado
- Jose William Avendano
- Robinson Rafael Lopez Tiberio
- Jose Dario Moreno
- Danny Javier Cabrera Martinez
The arrest report says the company was fraudulently providing required Florida pre-licensing education and essentially sabotaging the state’s contracted testing vendor by completing online coursework and Florida state licensing exams on behalf of license applicants for financial gain.
A man who works near where the company operated spoke to NBC6 on Tuesday. He said he noticed people at the business all the time, before everything went quiet.
“The only thing I saw was people coming in and out of that office,” he said. “It’s surprising because you know, like I said, they seem like honest people, but then they’re gone.”
All 12 suspects were being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. They are charged with organized scheme to defraud or organized fraud, among other charges.
