Fraud Arrest

Between February 2nd and February 8th Prime Serious Steak Port Charlotte server Leonardo Torres acted with deliberate disregard to his customers, and the reputations of his employer and fellow workers by engaging in an ongoing course of criminal conduct whereby he exploited his special position of trust between patron and server by inappropriately acquiring payment cards left behind by customers for his own illicit financial gain. The ownership of Prime Serious Steak conducted an internal inquiry as a result of customer complaints and cooperated with law enforcement to identify Mr. Torres as the responsible criminal party. The ownership of Prime Serious Steak terminated Mr. Torres employment upon his positive identification of as the criminal suspect and are working in partnership with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office – Economic Crimes Unit to further the investigation into Mr. Torres actions. Prime Serious Steak point of contact, David Valentino requested media contact him direct at 941-416-0258 regarding this matter. Leonardo Torres was arrested for organized fraud, money laundering, criminal use of personal identification information and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.