A Broward County woman has been arrested after authorities alleged she stole more than US$1.2 million from a Deerfield Beach company and spent the funds on luxury items, including jewellery, private jet travel and mansion rentals.
Keshon Litesha Rivers, 32, was taken into custody on Wednesday and faces charges of organized scheme to defraud, grand theft of more than US$100,000 and money laundering, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO).
Investigators said Rivers targeted Event Décor Direct between May and August 2025. She reportedly had an existing working relationship with the company through her own business, Lock and Key Designs.
Authorities allege that after taking the funds, Rivers carried out dozens of fraudulent transactions. Detectives said more than US$85,000 was spent on gold and diamond jewellery, over US$55,000 on a private jet flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles, and more than US$43,000 on mansion rentals in Miami Beach and Los Angeles.
Investigators also said Rivers created a fictitious person in an attempt to shift blame for the fraudulent credit card purchases, but detectives quickly determined that the individual did not exist.
Rivers was booked into jail and was being held without bond as of Thursday.
Officials noted that she is already on probation until 2030 on similar organized fraud charges out of Polk County.
Detectives are urging anyone with information related to the case to contact them at 954-480-4300.
