On June 5, 2025, the Naples Police Department received a report regarding a fraudulent check. The victim stated that on April 12, 2025, she wrote a birthday card to her granddaughter and included a check in the amount of $500. The envelope was placed in a basket for outgoing mail at the front desk of Park Shore Resort, where the victim was staying.

The victim discovered that one week later her granddaughter had not received the check. She checked her bank statement and found that the check had been deposited into an unknown account, and the “Pay to the Order of” line on the check had been altered and now read “Beloussa Sagesse”. The victim recognized the name as a maintenance employee who she had become familiar with while staying at Park Shore Resort.

Naples Police investigated and confirmed the check was altered and deposited into the bank account belonging to Sagesse two days after the victim attempted to send the check in the mail.

On September 2, 2025, Beloussa Adeline Sagesse, a 22-year-old resident of unincorporated Collier County, was taken into custody for Uttering a Forged Instrument with Intent to Defraud. She was transported to Naples Jail Center without incident.