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Parkland Man, Coral Springs Woman Accused in Nearly $2 Million Moving Supply Fraud Scheme 4

Steven Kase of Parkland and Karina Juliana Dos Santos of Coral Springs. {BSO}

A Parkland man and Coral Springs woman are accused of taking part in a nearly $2 million, years-long fraud scheme involving Chris Lapi Moving Supplies.

According to BSO investigation records, Steven Kase, 45, of Parkland, and Karina Juliana Dos Santos, 37, of Coral Springs, are identified as former employees of Chris Lapi Moving Supplies Inc. Kase worked as the company’s general manager, while Dos Santos served as operations manager.

The investigation began after the company president and her mother received anonymous letters in May 2025 alleging Kase and Dos Santos had been funneling money through made-up vendors and moving company merchandise elsewhere.

The letter said former employees still working in the industry had been talking about allegations that Kase and Dos Santos were funneling money through made-up vendors and companies. They also allege that the pair had been seen repeatedly unloading company merchandise at a West Palm Beach warehouse during weekdays and weekends, saying the activity “doesn’t seem normal” and urging the family to look into it.

The letter prompted an internal forensic audit that uncovered numerous red flags and clear crimes.

Investigators said that the audit identified approximately $570,000 in wire transfers from company accounts to a vendor called “Flex Packaging & Printing.” The transfers allegedly began in 2022 and continued through June 2025. The vendor used a Coral Springs mailbox registered to Kase and Dos Santos.

The arrest warrant specifically alleges that Kase and Dos Santos created the Flex Packaging & Printing account and misrepresented a lease arrangement involving a Kiwi printing machine.

According to investigators, the printing press had actually been purchased outright in 2021 for approximately $86,748.

BSO alleges that company officials were led to believe the machine was being leased, even as payments were being sent to Flex Packaging & Printing. Kiwi Coders later confirmed to investigators that the machine was not being leased.

Investigators also reviewed GPS records from a company semi-truck and identified five trips in April and May 2025 from the company’s Pompano Beach facility to a West Palm Beach address associated with Safebound Moving & Storage.

A driver later gave investigators a sworn statement saying merchandise was transported there at the direction of Kase and Dos Santos.

During one of those trips, investigators allege that a company forklift valued at approximately $13,000 was loaded onto a semi-truck and transported to Safebound, despite company policy prohibiting the forklift from leaving the warehouse.

The company later conducted a detailed inventory review and reported approximately $888,471 in missing inventory, according to the affidavit.

Investigators also accused Kase and Dos Santos of paying themselves additional money through company payroll without authorization.

According to the affidavit, Kase allegedly received approximately $142,332 in unauthorized payroll payments between January 2022 and June 2025. Dos Santos allegedly received approximately $143,483 during the same period.

The investigation also uncovered what BSO described as unauthorized personal purchases on the company’s American Express card.

Those expenses allegedly included a cold-plunge tub, landscaping subscriptions for personal residences, Mercedes-Benz maintenance, jewelry, hotel rentals and airfare.

Investigators said Kase engaged in approximately $137,944 in transactions for personal benefit between July 2022 and June 2025, while Dos Santos allegedly engaged in approximately $23,992 in personal transactions.

Although both were authorized to use the company card for legitimate business expenses, investigators said they were not permitted to make personal purchases.

The affidavit further alleges that two company-owned vans were sold without authorization in December 2023. Investigators said $23,150 in proceeds from the transaction was wired to a personal checking account, withdrawn, and provided to Kase. The money was allegedly never deposited into a company account.

Another portion of the investigation centered on a missing physical file associated with Safebound Moving & Storage.

According to the affidavit, the file was the only physical account file that could not be located after company management began reviewing outstanding bills. When an employee contacted Kase and asked him to tell Safebound to pay its bill, investigators allege Kase responded, “Good luck finding the fucking file.”

Kase and Dos Santos both surrendered at the Broward County Main Jail on August 19 after warrants were issued for their arrest. They were both released after each posted a $250,000 bond.

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Ryan Yousefi

Ryan Yousefi has lived in Coral Springs for over 30 years. He has worked as a writer for multiples outlets over the years, including the Miami New Times where he has covered sports and culture since 2013. He holds a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Business Healthcare Management from Western Governors University.