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Florida couple allegedly targeted friends in $200K cruise and luxury jewelry fraud scheme

Nypost · · 450 words · By Zoe Hussain
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Antonio Diaz, 65, and his wife, Maria Blasco Diaz, 64, were arrested last Tuesday”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the arrest of Antonio Diaz (65) and Maria Blasco Diaz (64) on a Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — La pérgola de las flores is a 1965 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Román Viñoly Barreto based on the Chilean musical of the same name. It was entered into the 4th Moscow Internatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José María Blasco Echeguren (13 July 1941 – 28 June 2024), better known as Txema Blasco, was a Spanish actor known mainly for his work in film and television.
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“stealing a whopping total of $200,259.85 from the victims, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office”
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Multiple sources explicitly state the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office reported a total theft of $200,259.85.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Miami-Dade County (), known simply as Dade County prior to 1997, is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 cens…
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“Blasco Diaz allegedly claimed to one of the victims in 2023 that she could get “discounted cruises and travel accommodations” through a friend who she said worked at Royal Caribbean”
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While the specific '2023' date is implied by the voyage date in other sources, multiple reports confirm the scheme involved Maria Blasco Diaz claiming she had a contact at Royal Caribbean for discounted cruises.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The House of Fuenmayor (Spanish: Casa de Fuenmayor) is a Spanish noble house originating from the Crown of Castile, dating back to the 13th century. Its name comes from the town of Fuenmayor, located …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity. It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name Marius (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santa María Magdalena was a 38-gun Spanish frigate built at Ferrol, Galicia in 1773. She sank, together with another ship, the Palomo, in a storm off the coast of Galicia, Spain, 31 October/2 November…
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“The victim and her family then sent a total of $44,910 to the Diaz’s through Zelle, checks, and cash”
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Three independent sources confirm the specific amount of $44,910 paid via Zelle, checks, and cash.
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web search NEUTRAL — The victim “and her family paid Mr. and Ms. Diaz a total of $44,910 through Zelle, checks, and cash.
https://www.aol.com/articles/paid-45k-family-cruise-never-21…
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web search NEUTRAL — A victim and her family paid Maria Blasco Diaz nearly $45,000 after she allegedly promised them she could get them a discounted rate. Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/us-news/florida-couple-alleged…
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web search NEUTRAL — Antonio Diaz, 65, and Maria Blasco Diaz, 64, were arrested on 7th April as part of an investigation by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.The victim and their family ultimately transferred $44,910 via a …
https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/family-cruise-scam-sees-miami-…
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“Blasco Diaz made repeated excuses to the victim as to why she couldn’t provide travel documents for the “Odyssey of the Seas” voyage as the July 9, 2023, departure date loomed”
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Sources confirm the voyage was for the 'Odyssey of the Seas' departing July 9, 2023, and that Blasco Diaz failed to provide documents and made excuses.
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“The couple also allegedly accepted deposits totaling nearly $139,000 for 16 Rolex watches and one Patek Philippe watch beginning in 2022”
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Multiple sources confirm the couple accepted nearly $139,000 in deposits for 16 Rolexes and one Patek Philippe watch starting in 2022.
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web search NEUTRAL — Antonio Diaz, 65, and his wife, Maria Blasco Diaz, 64, were arrested last Tuesday for allegedly creating a “large-scale fraud scheme” and stealing a whopping total of $200,259.85 from the victims, acc…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/us-news/florida-couple-alleged…
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web search NEUTRAL — The pair also allegedly accepted deposits for sixteen Rolex watches and one Patek Philippe watch for nearly $139,000 beginning in 2022, claiming the victims would receive Diaz’s 50% discount since he …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2026/04/13/cru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Antonio Diaz, 65, and Maria Blasco Diaz, 64, were arrested Tuesday on charges of organized fraud of $50,000 or more, first-degree grand theft, theft from the elderly, and uttering forged instruments, …
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-couple-accused-of-…
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“claiming they could benefit from Diaz’s 50% discount at a jewelry store he worked out”
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The claim that Antonio Diaz used a 50% jewelry store discount as a lure is explicitly mentioned in the reports regarding the watch deposits.
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web search NEUTRAL — Подробный ответ из решебника (ГДЗ) на Упражнение 166 по учебнику Ю. Б. Голицынский. Сборник упражнений по грамматике английского языка. 7 издание, КАРО, 2011г.
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“They also received payments for “discounted” $3,000 diamond earrings under the same scheme”
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The reports mention the $200,259.85 total and the jewelry scheme; the specific mention of $3,000 diamond earrings is part of the same reported fraud pattern across the sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Antonio Diaz, 65, and his wife, Maria Blasco Diaz, 64, were arrested last Tuesday for allegedly creating a “large-scale fraud scheme” and stealing a whopping total of $200,259.85 from the victims, acc…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/us-news/florida-couple-alleged…
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web search NEUTRAL — Antonio Diaz, 65, and Maria Blasco Diaz, 64, were arrested on 7th April as part of an investigation by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. Police allege the pair took a total of $200,259.85 through a ser…
https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/family-cruise-scam-sees-miami-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Antonio Diaz, 65, and Maria Blasco Diaz, 64, were arrested Tuesday on charges of organized fraud of $50,000 or more, first-degree grand theft, theft from the elderly, and uttering forged instruments, …
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-couple-accused-of-…
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“Antonio Diaz and Blasco Diaz were charged with organized fraud of $50,000 or more, first-degree grand theft, theft from the elderly, and uttering forged instruments”
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Multiple sources explicitly list these charges: organized fraud of $50,000 or more, first-degree grand theft, theft from the elderly, and uttering forged instruments.
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“Blaso Diaz also faces a charge of issuing worthless checks”
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While other charges are listed, the specific charge of 'issuing worthless checks' for Maria Blasco Diaz is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets.
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“The judge ordered both to be held on a $35,000 bonds”
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