Miramar man accused of stealing $300,000, home from impaired nurse, officials say
A Miramar man has been arrested on charges that he allegedly exploited a retired and cognitively impaired Miami Gardens nurse, looting her bank account of more than $300,000, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Lyne Bien-Aime, 55, is being held in the Broward County Jail on a $25,000 bond. He is facing multiple felony charges after what prosecutors described was a lengthy defrauding scheme in which Bien-Aime allegedly passed himself off as the victim’s nephew and doctor to the woman’s relatives in New York, according to State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle.
According to investigators, the 71-year-old victim lived in Miami Shores with her severely disabled adult daughter. After suffering a serious stroke that significantly impaired her cognitive abilities, the woman became fully dependent on others for daily care.
Bien-Aime is charged with first-degree felonies of exploitation of an elderly or disabled person over $50,000, grand theft and scheme to defraud He also faces a third-degree felony charge for the unlawful filing of false documents or records.
Authorities say Bien-Aime initially encountered the woman through her church. Prosecutors allege Bien-Aime falsely presented himself as her nephew when interacting with medical professionals and later contacted the woman’s sister and other relatives in New York, claiming he was a doctor who would oversee her care.
Officials said those alleged misrepresentations enabled him to gain access to isolate the victim from family members, Miami-Dade prosecutors said.
While the woman was in a rehabilitation hospital and suffering from severe cognitive impairment, Bien-Aime allegedly had her sign legal documents, including a power of attorney.
Prosecutors say he used that authority to drain her bank accounts of more than $300,000 in life savings and to fraudulently transfer ownership of her Miami Shores home — which she owned outright — into his name.
Authorities say Bien-Aime also moved the victim into his own residence, preventing her from returning to her home during the final days of her life.
The stolen savings and home were intended to provide for the future care of the woman’s disabled daughter, prosecutors said. Family members ultimately brought the daughter to New York during the victim’s health crisis, where she remained after her mother’s death in December 2022.
Bien-Aime was taken into custody in Broward following the investigation.
The State Attorney’s Office said the investigation underscores the vulnerability of elderly residents suffering from cognitive impairment and the importance of vigilance by family members and medical professionals.
This story was originally published February 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM.
