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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested two Orlando residents, who officials say helped steal over $740,000 from churches nationwide over the past year, in Mexico Saturday, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested two Orlando residents, who officials say helped steal over $740,000 from churches nationwide over the past year, in Mexico Saturday, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Catalin Trandafir, 45, and Simona Trandafir, 39, were taken into custody in Tijuana, FDLE spokesperson Gretl Plessinger said. They are still in custody in .
After targeting churches across Southwest Florida and some parts of the United States, a Romanian pair was arrested in Mexico in connection with the theft ring.
Two people sought in connection to a $760,000 theft ring that targeted churches across Southwest Florida and the nation were arrested and awaiting return to the United States, officials say.
Catalin Trandafir and Simona Trandafir were taken into custody in Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Mexican law enforcement officials coordinated their arrests, according to a news release issued Thursday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
They remain in the custody of Mexican authorities pending extradition to Florida. Both suspects had been wanted following the May 26 arrests of four other suspects, all believed members of the alleged Romanian nationals theft ring in Orlando, as part of Operation Thou Shalt Not Steal.