Overview

• Justin Isaiah Lara, 26, stayed at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort from June 13 to 23 and accrued a $2,220.59 balance after a company card under the name Brian Smith was flagged as fraudulent and other cards were declined.
• Deputies arrested Lara on June 23 for grand theft by fraud when he could not provide payment, and he was booked into the Orange County Jail before release on a $2,500 bond.
• Hotel staff, during an inventory of his luggage for safekeeping, reported finding multiple fake IDs, blank checks, and other suspicious items that were turned over to authorities.
• Swan security manager Steve English provided a sworn statement pressing charges as Lara told deputies his New York employer, identified as CHUCO, and a boss named Brian Smith would cover the bill, but no contact could be made.
• A judge found probable cause and issued an order barring Lara from Walt Disney World as the felony case continues, with no conviction reported and records released to media in September.