Paul Francois, 55, of Davie, was being held Thursday on $125, 000 bond at the Broward County jail on fraud and theft charges.
A lawsuit Anglade filed against Francois in September 2008 also is pending.
The used car salesman, Paul Francois, seemed just like the big shot teenager Rose Marie Anglade knew in Haiti.
She thought their unexpected reunion was just what she needed: Someone to take care of her, as a single mother with a son in the Army and a daughter fresh out of high school.
Instead, police say, Francois took Anglade for everything she had — while he was swindling another Haitian immigrant he had also promised to marry.
He allegedly stole some $400, 000 from the two New York women.
He persuaded her to sell her home and buy a house in Florida from his brother, who was behind on his mortgage, according to the arrest affidavit.
Then they opened a joint account, where she deposited more than $287, 000 — her savings plus the proceeds from the sale of her New York home.
When Anglade gave Francois a $17, 500 check for the mortgage, he deposited it into his own account and then forged her signature on other checks as he emptied their joint account, police said. Anglade said she didn't know Francois was stealing from her until she bounced a check in October 2007. The bank informed her that the joint account was overdrawn.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press
Posted by The Media on 8/14/09 7:21 AM
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