Did you miss these 3 Miramar stories? Catch up on new FLL flights, crime & more
Three recent stories about life in and around Miramar covered several topics — new flight options out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, a wire-fraud scam targeting a doctor and an alleged exploitation case involving a vulnerable retiree.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Story 1: Breeze adds more flight options out of FLL, including 3 in Florida. Here’s where
Breeze Airways is expanding its service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this summer, adding new nonstop routes to Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Tampa with low starting fares. The airline is also boosting flights to Pensacola and several out-of-state destinations, aiming to make it easier and cheaper for travelers to reach cities across the Southeast and beyond.
Story 2: Miramar man pleads guilty to defrauding doctor out of nearly $500,000, feds say
Federal prosecutors say 65-year-old Miramar resident Tommie Lee Nelson admitted to running a two-year scheme in which he posed as a “hard money” lender and business owner to swindle a Virginia doctor out of about $455,000. Nelson allegedly took the wired funds and spent them at casinos and for himself, and now faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
Story 3: Miramar man accused of stealing $300,000, home from impaired nurse, officials say
Prosecutors allege 55-year-old Lyne Bien-Aime exploited a retired Miami Gardens nurse who had suffered a serious stroke, isolating her from family, posing as her nephew and doctor, and getting her to sign documents that handed him control of her finances and home. Investigators say he drained more than $300,000 from her accounts and transferred her Miami Shores house into his name.
The story summaries above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miramar News newsroom. The full stories in the links were reported, written and edited entirely by Miramar News journalists.