A Miami man already under felony supervision is now staring at a fresh stack of fraud charges after detectives say he strung together a six-figure mortgage scheme and a run of bogus checks tied to a Fontainebleau home.
Detectives arrested 28-year-old Adrian Echevarria on Wednesday after prosecutors filed four separate fraud cases that together carry 15 felony counts. Authorities say the accused used bogus checks and false identities to secure loans and shortchange contractors tied to a Fontainebleau house. He was taken into custody at a Department of Corrections probation office and later booked into the county jail as the cases moved into circuit court.
Records from the Florida Department of Corrections list Echevarriacolon (several aliases appear on the public file) as on felony supervision that began in November 2024 and with a scheduled termination date of Feb. 8, 2031. The state page shows his supervision status as "active suspense," a designation used when an offender is in custody, and the entry was current as of Feb. 11, 2026. Those records also identify the county jail facility listed by corrections deputies.
Alleged Mortgage Scheme On A Vacant Lot
According to Local 10, deputies say Echevarria impersonated the owner of a vacant lot and contacted Normandy Title in Coral Gables to secure a $200,000 mortgage on Jan. 5 and a $100,000 mortgage on Jan. 14. Prosecutors filed counts that include first-degree grand theft with conspiracy, organized fraud and mortgage fraud tied to those transactions. Investigators allege the paperwork was used to defraud a private lender of roughly $300,000.
Checks, Contractors And The Fontainebleau House
Court documents on file with the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts show three additional cases tied to a Fontainebleau residence. Deputies allege Echevarria gave the landlord about $56,074 in worthless checks over time, handed a landscaper a fraudulent $8,000 check after roughly $14,000 in work, and paid a painter with a bogus $15,725 check after a completed job. The filings list organized-fraud and theft counts alongside multiple counts for issuing worthless checks.
Charges And Court Assignment
Prosecutors lodged 15 felony counts across the four cases, and Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Carmen Cabarga was set to preside, Local 10 reports. The combination of organized-scheme counts, mortgage-fraud and grand-theft charges can carry significant prison exposure if the cases result in convictions. Records also show Echevarria was on probation for prior convictions in Broward and Lee counties, a factor prosecutors flagged in the recent filings.
Why Property Fraud Has A Target On Its Back
Mortgage and title schemes remain a focus for South Florida investigators because they can generate large, fast losses for lenders and contractors, analysts say. The CoreLogic mortgage-fraud index has repeatedly flagged Florida as among the states most exposed to mortgage application and transaction fraud, as reported by HousingWire, which experts say helps explain why detectives pursue these cases aggressively. Court dockets and clerk records list the active cases, and prosecutors did not immediately post additional comments on the investigation.
