{"id":372126,"date":"2026-08-15T09:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/372126\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T09:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:10:26","slug":"miami-dade-woman-used-dead-doctors-forged-signature-to-get-disabled-parking-placard-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/372126\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade woman used dead doctor\u2019s forged signature to get disabled parking placard, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A Miami-Dade woman was successfully able to get a disabled parking placard using a doctor\u2019s note \u2015 but there was a big problem, deputies say: the doctor in question had died before he supposedly signed the paperwork.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/08\/14\/una-mujer-de-miami-dade-utilizo-firma-falsificada-de-medico-fallecido-para-conseguir-tarjeta-de-aparcamiento-para-discapacitados-dice-la-policia\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/08\/14\/una-mujer-de-miami-dade-utilizo-firma-falsificada-de-medico-fallecido-para-conseguir-tarjeta-de-aparcamiento-para-discapacitados-dice-la-policia\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">They say that landed Lianne Quintero, 30, behind bars on two felony charges on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/14\/miami-dade-cracks-down-on-drivers-using-fake-disabled-parking-placards-were-going-after-you\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/14\/miami-dade-cracks-down-on-drivers-using-fake-disabled-parking-placards-were-going-after-you\/\">crack down on fake permits<\/a>, authorities said they uncovered evidence that Quintero had provided the note and paid $250 for a placard at the Kendall Auto Tag agency, located at 13710 SW 56th St., on May 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But the doctor who supposedly signed the note saying that Quintero had a \u201cpermanent disability that limits or impairs her ability to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest\u201d had died on May 5, they said, \u201cprior to the completion of fraudulent form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThe uncovered documents proved that the physician could not have completed the application for the defendants disabled person permit,\u201d a Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office arrest report states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Additionally, deputies said the doctor\u2019s purported signature on the parking placard application did not match the one on his driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Authorities said went they went to Quintero\u2019s home in the county\u2019s rural Redland area, they told her they were there because of her placard, to which she replied, \u201cI have a placard but do not use it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">They said she then \u201cvoluntarily\u201d gave up the placard and later admitted to the scheme, acknowledging that she is not disabled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Deputies arrested Quintero on charges of providing a false statement on a handicapped permit application and uttering forged instruments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">As of Friday afternoon, records show she was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; 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