A Davenport man who built a following of more than 154,000 TikTok fans with his husband told viewers he had been abruptly fired and given ten days to vacate their apartment. What he did not mention: court records show he had already been arrested in May on felony fraud charges connected to his old job managing a Weston apartment complex.
Connor Copic, 31, described himself in the emotional video as having lost his job, his income, and his home, according to the Daily Mail. He and his husband, Kelvin Pereira, became internet stars through couple videos chronicling their life as newlyweds. But according to court records cited by the outlet, Copic was arrested in May 2026 over an alleged scheme to defraud his former real estate employer, and he was formally charged on May 28, 2026, with scheme to defraud, uttering a forged instrument, and grand theft. He was booked into the Osceola County Jail the following day, according to jail booking records.
What the Arrest Affidavit Alleges
Court filings say Copic allegedly deposited 34 money orders that were meant to serve as lease deposits into his personal bank account, with prosecutors alleging he embezzled $17,412 from Weston 4Hundred Apartments between March and June of 2025. Copic allegedly filled in his own name on the money orders and instructed residents to leave the payable section blank, according to the filing cited by the Daily Mail. He reportedly told police he credited residents' accounts afterward to make their balances look current, and said he believed his first fraudulent deposit came in March 2025, with the scheme ending on May 30 of that year.
Copic said he deposited the money orders into a joint checking account he had opened with an ex-boyfriend, and told investigators the ex did not have access to the account. He cited crippling debt he said was caused by that same ex-boyfriend as a reason for the alleged scheme. The case reportedly came to light after Weston 4Hundred's new property manager noticed accounting discrepancies — a pattern that mirrors broader findings from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, whose 2026 research found occupational fraud schemes typically persist for a median of 12 months before detection, often surfacing only after management or accounting changes, according to Dean Dorton.
Three Felony Counts, Each Carrying Prison Time
Copic was barred from returning to Weston 4Hundred or contacting alleged victims, and he was arrested and later released on bond. He has not entered a plea, and his attorney declined to comment on the case, per the Daily Mail's reporting. Pereira, for his part, said Copic was never convicted of the charges brought against him.
Each of the three felony counts Copic faces carries significant exposure under Florida law. Uttering a forged instrument under Florida Statute § 831.02 is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in state prison and a $5,000 fine, according to the Sammis Law Firm. Engaging in an organized scheme to defraud involving property valued under $20,000 is likewise a third-degree felony carrying up to five years, per an analysis from the Wiseman Law Firm. And third-degree grand theft, covering stolen property valued between $750 and $20,000, carries the same potential five-year sentence and $5,000 fine, according to Funk, Szachacz & Diamond, which also notes that grand theft convictions in Florida create long-term barriers to professional property management licensing.
Life After the Alleged Scheme Ended
After the alleged scheme ended, Copic moved into a job at Apex Posner Park, a Davenport apartment complex in Osceola County near the Posner Park retail center outside Orlando, around June 2026. Court documents list his annual salary there at $72,800. He was unemployed for three days before landing that new position, and he described the preceding stretch as a traumatic 72 hours. Copic later said he was let go from that job too, telling followers, “Sadly, I was let go from my job,” while Pereira said the employer let Copic go but that the two parted ways on good terms.
Separately, court records show a civil small-claims suit filed by debt collector Galaxy International Purchasing LLC against Copic over an outstanding credit card balance of $1,909.35 was voluntarily dismissed in August 2025 after process servers repeatedly failed to locate him, according to Grabien News. That litigation overlapped with the exact timeframe of the alleged money order scheme. Copic returned his work laptop and keys after his most recent departure, and said he could not discuss the matter in detail because of an ongoing investigation.
A Familiar Pattern in Property Management Fraud
Copic's case fits a broader pattern documented in occupational fraud research. Asset misappropriation, such as diverting cash or financial instruments like money orders, occurs in 90% of occupational fraud cases, according to a 2026 study covered by Kreischer Miller. Rental and housing fraud has also drawn national scrutiny; FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center records show real estate and rental fraud complaints exceeded 12,000 nationwide in 2025, accounting for $275 million in reported losses, a trend previously examined in Hoodline's coverage of a separate rental scam.
Despite the pending felony case, Copic said he received local Orlando-area opportunities and offers, and that he had also received a $1,200 speaker gifted by a technology company. The couple, who share their Davenport home with their pets, said they planned to go apartment hunting together, with Pereira describing the pair as having lost everything and restarting. Copic removed the Instagram video that first drew attention to his situation, though the case against him remains open, and he has not entered a plea.
