Charges Of Fraud, Possession Of Child Porn Lead to Largo Man's Arrest

LARGO, FL — A former spa employee is facing fraud and child pornography charges after Largo police conducted an investigation after speaking with a victim at Purelife Medi-Spa on June. 6.

On June 6, 2023, Largo Police Detectives initiated a fraud investigation after speaking with a complainant at PureLife Medi-Spa.

During the investigation, detectives said they discovered that 35-year-old Andrew Furtado of Bolesta Road, Clearwater, inflated sales, which increased his commissions, and is believed to have stolen thousands of dollars' worth of spa treatments and equipment. After being terminated from his job, Furtado was also believed to have downloaded client lists and altered the spa's data system at 12442 Indian Rocks Road, Largo.

On Nov. 2, with the assistance of the department's SWAT and Problem-Oriented Policing Team, the LPD Investigative Services Division, served a search warrant on Furtado's home.

One electronic item seized led to a subsequent investigation unrelated to the spa investigation regarding the possession of pornographic materials depicting minors.

Furtado was arrested and charged with offenses against intellectual property, offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices under the Florida Communications Fraud Act, unlawful possession of the personal identification information of another person, unlawful use of a two-way communications device, 10 counts of possession of child pornography.

He's being held at the Pinellas County Jail on $275,000 bail.