Man who allegedly defrauded CT victim of $100K+ extradited from Florida

A Florida man was arrested for allegedly defrauding a victim in Connecticut of over $100,000, police said.

On Thursday, Coventry police arrested 29-year-old Osmaldy De La Rosa Nunez of Orlando, Florida, on one count of first-degree larceny after an investigation into a wire fraud in August 2022, according to the department.

Police alleged that De La Rosa Nunez communicated with the victim as a person with whom the victim was familiar and had money transferred to him that was due to a third party which amounted to a loss of around $135,000.

According to police, De La Rosa Nunez was using a fictitious name, and his true identity was discovered with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

De La Rosa Nunez was held in Florida as a fugitive from justice, police said. He waived extradition and was transported back to Connecticut to face charges.

De La Rosa Nunez was being held on a $500,000 court-set bond and was scheduled to be arraigned at Rockville Superior Court on Friday.