Posted on 07/03/2026 10:49:07 AM PDT by simpson96
NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples woman was arrested on grand theft and fraud charges after she was accused of using checks from closed accounts to pay for an $8,500 breast augmentation surgery, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
The arrest report says Nicole Valliere reportedly attempted to pay for the procedure at Peña Plastic Surgery, located off Pine Ridge Road and Napa Boulevard near I-75, in February using a check from a closed bank account.
Advertisement Investigators said Valliere tried again in March with a cashier’s check from another closed account, but the bank notified the business too late to stop the transaction.
According to investigators, Valliere left the office after her surgery, reportedly claiming her father would return with the money.
Nicholas Fredette, a Naples resident, called the situation bizarre and said, “That is a lot of money. Yeah. No, that's very unfortunate.”
Fredette also commented, “And you say they can't take the boobs back?”
He added, “Don’t do it! If you don’t have money for it, don’t do it.”
On Tuesday, deputies arrested Valliere outside Advanced Medical, off Goodlette-Frank Road and 7th Avenue North, where she works.
The owners of Peña Plastic Surgery told investigators they had made several attempts to collect payment. Despite losing thousands of dollars, they said their family-owned business is doing OK.
Fredette expressed sympathy for the business, saying, “I feel bad for the business, a family-owned business.”
Valliere is now out on bond.
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A fake rack wont make that mug look any prettier.
From her looks it would take more than $8,500 breast augmentation to have men chasing her.
It does put her in the beer goggle bracket, though.
She will rack up a lot of charges.
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Why not?
You can tell she didn’t scam the system for fake facial plastic surgery. Fake ta-tas? Harder to tell.
I’d wager $8,500 only gets you from A to B.
Ha! Big enough implants and the horn dogs won’t even notice her face.
That mug is prettier than women on Match.com lol
So, they did the surgery before payment cleared?
Bet they won't do that again.
Awww sweetie, a boob job certainly won’t help you with that face.
she needed a facial reconstruction more,
what has Naples become? very nice town with excellent people wen I lived there decades ago.
Looks like she should have used it on a face makeover.
How come these Florida criminals are so prolific and so creative?
“Valliere is now out on bond.”
Did she write yet another bad check to do so? LOL!
“cashier’s check from another closed account,”
When you obtain a cashiers check from a bank, they automatically and immediately take the cash out of your account. A cashier’s check is an obligation of the bank and will be honored unless the bank issuing the check goes bankrupt. So this part of the story makes no sense.
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