Cape Coral, Fla — Renee Lynn Companioni (W/F, DOB 03/02/1978) has been arrested following an investigation into the fraudulent use of a local business owner’s credit card at multiple locations in Cape Coral and surrounding areas.
On December 7, 2025, officers were contacted regarding a fraud complaint involving a Chase business credit card belonging to a local air conditioning company. The victim reported receiving an alert from their bank and, after reviewing recent transactions, identified a Cape Coral smoke shop as one of several locations where their business card had been used without permission.
Detectives with the Economic Crimes Unit learned that the card had been taken from the business, used repeatedly, and later returned to the office. The victim reported approximately 14 unauthorized transactions at businesses including a smoke shop, nail salon, grocery store, restaurant, and other locations in Cape Coral.
Through receipts, video surveillance, and written statements from multiple businesses, detectives tied the use of the victim’s card to Companioni. An employee at the victim’s business reported seeing Companioni return the card to a company desk drawer, where it was later recovered. Identified transactions on the victim’s card totaled approximately $1,951.79.
On March 3, 2026, patrol officers located Companioni in the area of 2400 Del Prado Boulevard North, detained her based on probable cause developed by detectives. She was ultimately arrested and charged with the following:
Criminal Use of Personal Identification Information (F.S.S. 817.568(2)(a), 3rd Degree Felony) Grand Theft $750 or more but less than $5,000 (F.S.S. 812.014(2)(c)1, 3rd Degree Felony)