CORAL GABLES, FLA. (WSVN) – A 34-year-old was arrested after police said she used a stolen identity to buy a $15,632 luxury watch in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest report, Christina Catherine Vera entered the Bvlgari boutique inside Neiman Marcus at 390 San Lorenzo Ave. on Aug. 3 and identified herself as the victim while speaking with a sales representative.<\/p>\n
Investigators said Vera provided the victim\u2019s first name and correct phone number and claimed she had lost her driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
Police said she then presented what the sales representative described as a passport identification card bearing the victim\u2019s name and identifying information.<\/p>\n
The sales representative used that information to access the victim\u2019s Neiman Marcus credit account, according to the report.<\/p>\n
Police said Vera selected a silver Bvlgari Serpenti Tubogas watch valued at $15,632 and charged it to the victim\u2019s account before leaving the store with the watch.<\/p>\n
The victim told investigators she never authorized Vera to use her identity, access her account or make the purchase. She discovered the transaction after receiving a text message and email from Neiman Marcus, according to police.<\/p>\n
Investigators reviewed surveillance video that they said showed Vera entering the store, interacting with a Bvlgari sales representative and later leaving with what appeared to be a Bvlgari shopping bag.<\/p>\n
According to the report, a Bal Harbour police officer later identified Vera as the same person arrested in a separate incident at the Neiman Marcus in Bal Harbour. A Bvlgari sales representative also identified Vera in a photo lineup and told investigators she was 100% certain of the identification.<\/p>\n
Vera was arrested Tuesday at her Miami residence and taken into custody without incident.<\/p>\n
She faces charges of fraudulent use of identification information, third-degree grand theft and organized fraud.<\/p>\n
A judge found probable cause and set bonds of $7,500, $2,500 and $2,500, respectively, and ordered Vera to stay away from Neiman Marcus. She also has an outstanding felony hold.<\/p>\n
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