Monroe County Tax Collector Employee Arrested for Alleged ID Fraud
A Monroe County Tax Collector’s Office employee in the Florida Keys was arrested and fired for allegedly issuing an identification card to an individual using a fake name and Social Security number. The employee, Sandi Marie Wensel, faces multiple felony…
Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 17, 2026 —
A former employee of the Monroe County Tax Collector’s Office in the Florida Keys has been arrested and terminated from her position in connection with an alleged scheme to issue a fraudulent identification card.
The employee, identified as Sandi Marie Wensel, is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. Authorities allege that Wensel issued an identification card to an individual using a fabricated name and a Social Security number that did not belong to the recipient.
The individual who received the identification card has been identified as Reneris Obando Martinez, a national of Nicaragua. Martinez is reportedly subject to a deportation order and now faces his own set of fraud and forgery charges related to the incident.
The specific details regarding the timeline of the alleged offenses and the exact nature of the charges against both Wensel and Martinez were not immediately available. The investigation into the matter is ongoing.
Story summarized from the original created by Chris Gothner on www.local10.com, see more information here.
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