{"id":816,"date":"2026-05-21T15:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=816"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:34:31","slug":"hospital-employee-busted-for-racking-up-24k-in-personal-charges-on-company-credit-card-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=816","title":{"rendered":"Hospital employee busted for racking up $24K in personal charges on company credit card, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>HIALEAH, Fla.  \u2014 A 39-year-old hospital employee is facing serious charges after allegedly using a company credit card for personal purchases. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=814\">Man accused of following woman in his Tesla, exposing himself to her in South Miami<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>Hialeah police officers took Jose Miguel Penenori into custody on Wednesday outside Larkin Community Hospital, located at 1475 W. 49th Pl., in South Miami. <\/p>\n<p>According to Penenori\u2019s arrest report, the hospital\u2019s vice president of support services contacted police after noticing what officers described as a \u201cmisappropriation of company funds by employee Jose Penenori\u201d involving a hospital issued Home Depot commercial credit card. <\/p>\n<p>Over the course of their investigation, authorities said they reviewed copies of credit card statements, receipts, invoices, and other documents, as well as surveillance video, ultimately determining that over a period of several years, Penenori had used the credit card to purchase personal merchandise mixed with legitimate company-related purchases from Home Depot. <\/p>\n<p>Police said some of the items Penenori, of Lehigh Acres, bought for himself were household items, gift cards and a barbecue grill. <\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, authorities said Penenori \u201cengaged in a continuing pattern of unauthorized purchases using company funds for personal benefit,\u201d with the illegal transactions totalling approximately $24,000. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=812\">Man accused of stabbing victim multiple times inside Cutler Bay McDonald\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After being taken into custody, Penenori gave investigators a full confession, according to his arrest form. <\/p>\n<p>Jail records show Penenori is facing felony charges of organized fraud of more than $20,000 but less than $50,000, second degree grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card for more than $100. <\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday morning, the Cuban national was behind bars at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with bond listed as \u201cto be set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once released from jail, Penenori won\u2019t be welcomed back to work, as authorities said the hospital issued a trespass order to keep him off the property. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=810\">Amid Miami-Dade\u2019s waste crisis, one startup is keeping glass out of landfills<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 39-year-old hospital employee is facing serious charges after allegedly using a company credit card for personal purchases. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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