South Florida man arrested again for allegedly posing as stock investor – NBC 6 South Florida

A South Florida man is once again facing fraud charges after allegedly conning a new victim with false promises of stock market investments, authorities said.

Claudio María Cassina, 53, was arrested in Broward County and now faces charges of grand theft and investment-related fraud.

Cassina was arrested in 2024 in a similar scheme in which he allegedly swindled multiple victims out of more than $250,000. In the current incident, police said he used the same method to convince a new victim.

According to an arrest report, the most recent incidents date back to November 2025, when the victim met Cassina at an auto repair shop in the Fort Lauderdale area.

During that encounter, the suspect introduced himself as an investor and offered stock-market opportunities, promising high returns.

The victim handed over a total of $13,000, with the promise of an 18% return paid weekly, the report said. However, the victim received only two partial payments totaling just over $800. After that, the payments stopped.

Authorities said Cassina continued making excuses and even sent images that allegedly showed investments in progress to keep the victim’s trust.

Growing suspicious, the victim searched online and found similar allegations linked to the suspect.

Later, the victim identified Cassina in a photo lineup for Hollywood Police.

In the earlier case, investigators said Cassina posed as an investor, showed fake accounts, and wrote bad checks, while using the money for personal expenses.

Police warn there may be more victims connected to the scheme and are asking anyone with information to contact authorities.

This story was translated from Spanish with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. An NBC6 editor reviewed the translation.