FLORIDA CITY, Fla. — A 23-year-old man was bragging on social media about bank fraud and being a gang member before his recent arrest in Florida City, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy’s arrest report.
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Deandre Pressley is “a documented” member of the 700, a violent gang associated with the Gangster Disciples, a highly organized gang founded in the 1960s in Chicago, according to the report.
Last year, a victim in California reported speaking to a woman and a man who had lied over the phone to persuade her to give more than $30,000 to Pressley, according to the report.
The victim said the scammers called her on May 1, 2025, pretending to be Bank of America employees who were protecting her from scammers who could include bank tellers, according to the report.
“The victim said she was given an account number which she does not remember and provisioned it on her digital Apple wallet,” a deputy wrote, according to the report.
The victim made in-person withdrawals and deposits and digital transfers before Pressley transferred it all again to separate accounts, according to the deputy’s report.
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A MDSO deputy arrested Pressley at 6:45 p.m. on June 5 at Fifth Avenue and Davis Parkway in Florida City, and corrections booked him shortly after 2:25 a.m. on June 6 at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Pressley, who was at the Metrowest Detention Center on Tuesday afternoon, faced nine charges in two pending cases in Miami-Dade County, according to inmate and court records.
In one case, Pressley faced four charges: Organized scheme to defraud, organized scheme to defraud conspiracy, money laundering, and unlawful use of a communications device. His bond was $10,000.
In the other case, Pressley faced five charges: Third-degree grand theft, organized scheme to defraud, organized scheme to defraud conspiracy, money laundering, and unlawful use of a communications device. His bond was $12,500.
A judge ordered Pressley to show that the $22,500 he used for bail was not from the proceeds of a crime.
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