Romance fraudster Maissa Jebali accused of stealing $850,000 worth of TrumpCoin cryptocurrency from ex-lover Anthony Bravo

A romance fraudster is in custody after her former lover accused her of stealing $850,000 worth of TrumpCoin cryptocurrency from him.

A 22-year-old undocumented immigrant is accused of stealing $850,000 in cryptocurrency from her former lover, who is now trying to block her deportation so he can get his money back.

Maissa Jebali was arrested on February 14 and charged with grand theft in the third degree and credit card fraud, according to an arrest affidavit from the City of Miami Police Department obtained by The Independent.

Jebali is accused of stealing two withdrawals of TrumpCoin from her ex-boyfriend’s phantom wallet on February 8, while the two were arguing on board his yacht, according to the affidavit.

The man, identified as Miami resident Anthony Bravo, told NBC6 that he met Jebali at a lounge and the two quickly began a relationship in August 2024.

During their relationship, the duo went on several cruises on his yacht around South Florida, according to the local news station.

On the night of the alleged theft, Bravo and Jebali were arguing and decided to break up, according to an interview he gave to NBC6. During their conversation, Bravo said he fell asleep on his boat.

When he woke up, Jebali was gone and had allegedly stolen his American Express card, according to the report.

“Eventually in our conversation, I had fallen asleep, laying down in the bed. When I woke up, she was gone,” Bravo told the NBC affiliate.

The following morning, Bravo checked his crypto accounts and noticed the two withdrawals, according to the report.

"She unlocked my phone and transferred $850,000 of Trump Coin from my phantom wallet directly into her phantom wallet," he told the NBC affiliate.

After the alleged incident, Bravo said he never heard from Jebali again but noticed charges on his Amex that he did not recognize, including an Airbnb stay that cost over $4,000 and a $14,000 shopping spree.

Bravo subsequently hired private investigator David Bolton, who quickly located the suspect at a hotel in Miami on Valentine's Day, according to NBC6.

A City of Miami police officer was then called to the hotel, where he spotted Jebali at the bar and approached her.

Once the woman confirmed who she was, the officer informed her of the police report, to which she replied: “That loser is my ex-boyfriend. He lets me use his credit card,” according to the affidavit.

She went on to claim she had been the one to end the relationship and had no intention of returning to “live or be” with Bravo. She also told police that she did not want Bravo to know of her location.

Jebali admitted to police that she booked the Airbnb behind his back – prompting an arrest, according to the criminal complaint.

Initially, she was booked at the county jail, but within days, ICE officials took her to one of its facilities, according to Bolton.

"I’ve been doing this for 35 years. I’ve never had a case where so much evidence was provided to law enforcement yet the proper charges were not filed. And because of that, we are now in a race to beat the clock to try and prevent her from being deported with full access to the funds that she stole,” Bolton told The Independent on Friday.

When asked if she could potentially flee with the money, he added: “We don’t know. According to the new immigration laws, she should be deported within the next 48 hours. We’re trying to stop that we just don’t know if we’re going to be successful or not.”

Under Trump’s new deportation ruling, ordered on January 21, the Department of Homeland Security expanded its ICE powers through a process called "expedited removal” – hastening the rapid deportation process to allow arrested undocumented migrants to be deported within a matter of days.

Previously, ICE would only enforce expedited removal against people within 100 miles of the border and within 14 days of their arrival, according to the National Immigration Law Center.

“We can get the proper charges filed and then hopefully she’ll want to make restitution or we can access the funds.”

“We don’t care about her in the end what happens to her. We just want the money.”

He insisted that Bravo’s sole intention was to try and block the deportation and get access to his funds.

If she gets deported, however, she’ll just be gone, Bolton said. And she’ll have the funds. “If she’s deported we’re out of luck.”

The private investigator shared that Republican Congressman Carlos Antonio Gimenez had been assisting with the effort to get Jebali charged and her deportation halted.

“We’re very appreciative to Congressman Gimenez, who stepped in here and has been trying to help us block the deportation.”

Jebali reportedly pleaded not guilty to