Miami Lakes Attorney Charged in Alleged Multi-Million-Dollar Trust Account Embezzlement

Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date.

Investors who wire money into a lawyer’s trust account expect it to stay there as escrow—not buy the lawyer a house. On Nov. 13, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced that Miami Lakes attorney Rodolfo Mario Blanco, 60, made an initial appearance on charges tied to an alleged scheme to embezzle millions of dollars of investment funds from his attorney trust account [1].

Status: Charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Charges are allegations. Blanco is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty [1].

What court documents allege

According to court documents summarized by prosecutors [1]:

1. Blanco was retained as escrow agent for an investment fund and, between September and December 2023, received several million dollars from corporate and individual investors into his attorney trust account under the pretense he would hold the funds securely.
2. Beginning in November 2023 through July 2024, he allegedly made large teller transfers, cash withdrawals, and wires from the trust account, including transfers used to buy a Miami-area residence.

The person charged

Rodolfo Mario Blanco, 60, Miami Lakes, Florida. Attorney. Charged; presumed innocent [1].

Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)

Defendant	Court	Status	Source
Rodolfo Mario Blanco, 60, Miami Lakes, Fla.	U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla.	Initial appearance Oct. 28, 2025; charged wire fraud / money laundering; presumed innocent	[1]

Statuses can change. Charges are allegations.

Sources

1. U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, “Miami Lakes Attorney Charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Multi-Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme,” Nov. 13, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/miami-lakes-attorney-charged-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering-connection-multi-million