Hospital Employee Arrested Over $24K Charges

Hialeah police arrested Jose Miguel Penenori, a 39-year-old employee of Larkin Community Hospital, on Wednesday after investigators accused him of using a hospital credit card for personal purchases totaling about $24,000 over several years. Officers took him into custody outside the hospital, Local 10 reported, citing an arrest report. The charges include organized fraud over $20,000, second-degree grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card over $100. Miami-Dade jail records cited in local coverage showed he remained jailed pending bond. (local10.com) ### Who did police arrest outside Larkin Community Hospital? Jose Miguel Penenori was arrested Wednesday outside Larkin Community Hospital in Hialeah, according to Local 10 and matching follow-up reports that cited the same arrest report. The reports identified him as a hospital employee who worked as an air conditioning repair technician. The hospital involved was Larkin Community Hospital, the reports said. Local 10 said the arrest stemmed from allegations that Penenori used a company credit card for purchases unrelated to hospital business. (local10.com) ### How much money do investigators say was charged? About $24,000 in personal charges accumulated over multiple years, according to the arrest report cited by Local 10. CiberCuba, which also summarized the report, said investigators alleged the purchases were made over several years on a corporate card issued by the hospital. (local10.com) The $24,000 figure is the central amount in the case because it places the allegations above the threshold for the organized fraud count described in the reports. (local10.com) Local 10 said investigators also alleged Penenori admitted to the unauthorized spending. ### What charges is he facing? The arrest report, as described by Local 10, listed three felony counts: organized fraud of more than $20,000, grand theft in the second degree and fraudulent use of a credit card for more than $100. (local10.com) CiberCuba’s account matched those charges and said the organized fraud count is a second-degree felony under Florida law. Those charges were reported after police said the spending was for personal purchases rather than authorized company use. (local10.com) Neither Local 10’s report snippet nor the secondary reports available in search results described specific items allegedly bought with the card. ### What did investigators say Penenori told them? Local 10 reported that investigators said Penenori admitted racking up the charges. The available reporting did not include a direct quotation from that alleged statement, and the full arrest affidavit was not publicly accessible in the material reviewed. (local10.com) The same reports said police treated the purchases as unauthorized personal spending on a hospital account. No public statement from Penenori or a defense lawyer was available in the sources reviewed. (local10.com) ### What is his status now? Miami-Dade jail information cited in the coverage showed Penenori remained in custody pending bond after the arrest. Local 10 also reported that he was barred from hospital property. (local10.com) Hialeah police have not, in the material reviewed, announced a court date or released the full probable-cause narrative publicly. The next public milestones are likely to appear in Miami-Dade criminal court records and jail booking updates tied to the case. (local10.com) (www2.miamidadeclerk.gov)