11 arrested in Miami-Dade disabled parking permit fraud scheme
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- Eleven people have been arrested in Miami-Dade County following an investigation into an alleged scheme involving fraudulently obtained disabled parking permits, authorities said.
- The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the arrests were made as part of “Operation Parking Denied,” an investigation led by its Public Corruption Section.
- The investigation began after an audit by the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector’s Office flagged several disabled parking permit applications suspected of being fraudulent.
- The findings and supporting documents were subsequently referred to the sheriff’s office for investigation.
- According to investigators, brokers allegedly facilitated the scheme for financial gain by providing applicants with disability certification forms bearing forged signatures of physicians.
Eleven people have been arrested in Miami-Dade County following an investigation into an alleged scheme involving fraudulently obtained disabled parking permits, authorities said.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the arrests were made as part of “Operation Parking Denied,” an investigation led by its Public Corruption Section.
The investigation began after an audit by the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector’s Office flagged several disabled parking permit applications suspected of being fraudulent. The findings and supporting documents were subsequently referred to the sheriff’s office for investigation.
According to investigators, brokers allegedly facilitated the scheme for financial gain by providing applicants with disability certification forms bearing forged signatures of physicians. The forms were then submitted to obtain disabled parking placards.
Detectives later contacted physicians whose names appeared on the applications and determined that several had never treated or certified the applicants, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities also discovered applications that were purportedly certified by a physician who died in 2025.
The investigation resulted in the arrests of 11 people, though the sheriff’s office did not identify those arrested or provide details on the charges they face in its announcement.
Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing.
The sheriff’s office said it remains committed to investigating public corruption and fraud and holding accountable those who exploit programs designed to assist people with legitimate disabilities.
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