Florida Victim Loses $15,825 in Jury-Duty Scam Involving Bitcoin ATMs

A Florida woman was defrauded of $15,825 by scammers posing as law enforcement who threatened her with arrest for missing jury duty. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office reported that the victim was directed to deposit funds into Bitcoin ATMs. Investigators traced the crypto deposits to a Cash App account belonging to 61-year-old Annie Lee Ashley of East Dublin, Georgia. Ashley was extradited and charged with grand theft on September 25, 2026, and later released on a $15,000 bond.