A Hallandale Beach couple is accused of quietly bleeding more than $180,000 from a local construction company over several years, a trail that police say ended with their arrests in Coral Springs on Friday, July 10, 2026. Oral Ollivierre, 39, and Sandra Permaul, 41, were taken into custody and booked into the Broward County Main Jail after investigators alleged a long-running scheme involving unauthorized checks, cash withdrawals and payments routed to people who were never on the company’s payroll.
Owner’s Paper Trail Sparks Criminal Probe
According to Hallandale Police Department records, the construction company owner discovered that a substantial amount of money was missing and flagged the discrepancies for investigators. Detectives then dug through bank statements and subpoenaed records, tracing what they say was a pattern of irregular transactions.
The owner told detectives he hired Permaul around 2017 and later promoted her to office manager, giving her responsibility for writing checks, paying employees and managing the company’s finances. Bank records obtained through subpoenas allegedly show Permaul wrote roughly $64,700 in checks from one company account and about $42,052 from a second account, and that she withdrew roughly $113,700 in cash, according to the affidavit.
Detectives also allege Ollivierre received approximately $21,490 in company checks despite never working for the business, and that company funds were used to pay about $736 toward his Florida Power & Light bill.
Facing First-Degree Grand Theft Charges
Hallandale Police Department records list both Ollivierre and Permaul as facing first-degree grand theft charges and note that the arrests took place at a Coral Springs residence near the 5600 block of Riverside Drive.
Under Florida law, theft of $100,000 or more can be prosecuted as first-degree grand theft, a felony punishable under the state’s sentencing guidelines that can include prison terms of up to 30 years in the most serious cases; see the Florida statute for details.
Owner Says Access Was Never Authorized
The company owner told detectives he never authorized Permaul or Ollivierre to access company funds or make financial decisions, according to police documents reported by Coral Springs Talk. Investigators are still working through the transaction history, but on paper the case fits a familiar pattern in South Florida fraud investigations.
Earlier this year, a payroll manager was accused of taking more than $1 million from a medical office, as reported by the Miami Herald. Local business advisers often point to cases like these as reminders that routine reconciliations and tighter controls over check-writing and payroll access can shrink the window for long-running schemes to develop.
What Comes Next In The Case
The case will now be reviewed by prosecutors in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and the Broward State Attorney’s Office, which will determine formal charges, arraignment dates and bond in line with standard practice. Information about the State Attorney’s Office is available online for those tracking the process.
Members of the public who want to check custody status or booking information can use the Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest search, and court filings can be followed through Broward County’s case-search tools as the case moves through the system.
