A South Florida woman is facing a dozen felony charges after Doral police said she intercepted high-value FedEx and UPS packages containing a Cartier watch, gold coins, and gold bars.
Local 10 reported that police accused 34-year-old Veronika Nikolaevna Mitina, of Hallandale Beach, of stealing packages on behalf of an online fraud group. Police said the alleged thefts targeted three Doral residents between August 2025 and April 2026.
The packages were not ordinary porch deliveries. Police said one victim had ordered a Cartier watch worth $8,000, another had ordered two gold coins worth nearly $9,500, and a third had ordered gold bars worth $70,000.
Mitina has not been convicted. The charges remain allegations unless proven in court.
Police Say She Intercepted Delivery Drivers In A Lexus SUV
SOUTH FLORIDA FRAUD: A woman is facing a dozen felony charges after the Doral Police Department accused her of intercepting high-value packages on behalf of an online fraud group, mirroring allegations made by DPD against a fellow Russian national in May. https://t.co/T4fGlMuCkM
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According to Local 10, Doral police initially arrested Mitina on June 23. The agency then formally re-arrested her on June 24 and June 26 while she was already jailed at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
Police said the three known thefts happened at different residential communities in Doral. In each case, authorities said Mitina pulled up to delivery drivers in a Lexus SUV with Illinois plates and showed an identification on her phone with the address where the package was supposed to be delivered.
The thefts were captured on CCTV footage, according to arrest reports cited by Local 10.
Authorities said Mitina later came to Doral Police Department headquarters, where she provided what police described as a “full confession” and told investigators about the group chat. Local 10 reported that the dozen felony charges include grand theft, organized scheme to defraud, unlawful use of a communications device, and dealing in stolen property.
Arrest Reports Mentioned Telegram “Jobs”
Doral police said Mitina committed the thefts while participating in “a Telegram group chat where she received jobs that included intercepting package(s) from delivery drivers,” according to Local 10.
The police account describes a delivery-theft setup that started before a package reached the customer’s door. Instead of taking a box from a porch, the person picking it up allegedly approached the delivery driver and used address information to claim the package first.
Records cited by Local 10 showed Mitina remained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $47,500 bond as of Monday.
The Case Resembles An Earlier Doral Rolex Arrest
Local 10 reported that the allegations resemble a separate May case involving Vladimir Kudyakov, 43, of Hollywood. Police accused Kudyakov of using fake identifications to steal high-value FedEx packages as part of a “delivery job” he found in a Telegram group chat for “Russians in America.”
Arrest reports do not show any known personal connection between Mitina and Kudyakov, according to Local 10.
In the earlier case, police said a man went to a FedEx Office Print & Ship Center in Doral to pick up a $53,500 Rolex he had ordered from a New Hampshire company. Workers told him someone had already picked up the package.
Police said the person who picked it up had presented a Florida driver’s license with the victim’s personal information on it but with Kudyakov’s photo. Authorities said the license scanned with the victim’s information.
Investigators later said they found a printer, vinyl sticker paper, a laptop, and eight counterfeit Florida driver’s licenses. Kudyakov faces felony charges in Miami-Dade County, including organized fraud, dealing in stolen property, and identity theft. Those charges also remain allegations unless proven in court.
High-Value Deliveries Need Extra Protection
The Doral cases show why buyers should think about delivery security before shipping jewelry, watches, precious metals, electronics, or collectibles. A package does not have to be stolen from a porch to disappear. Police said these packages were intercepted before they reached the intended residents.
Before shipping an expensive item, buyers should ask the seller what delivery rules apply: signature required, adult signature, ID verification, declared value, insurance, hold-for-pickup, pickup PIN, and whether the package can be redirected or released to someone else.
FedEx tells customers they can reduce package-theft risk by planning ahead, using FedEx Delivery Manager, redirecting packages to retail locations, or using Hold at FedEx Location. UPS also advises secure pickup options for valuable deliveries and says some UPS Access Point pickups can use PIN verification.
If a package containing jewelry, gold, watches, or other high-value merchandise is marked delivered or picked up when the customer never received it, the customer should contact the carrier and seller immediately, save tracking records and delivery notices, ask for proof of pickup or delivery, and file a police report if the package appears to have been stolen.