A group of bail bondsmen from Miami-Dade have been arrested amid an investigation into an armed kidnapping and other illegal activity, authorities said.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Thursday announced the arrest of four men for acting outside the legal authority of bail bondsmen.

Alexander Michael Rispa, 43, of Homestead, Luis Angel Hernandez Salas, 34, of Florida City, and Eduardo Francisco Caceres, 47, of Miami-Dade, are facing charges of armed kidnapping and battery.

Those three along with 30-year-old Juan Carlos Soto Arraga, of Miami-Dade, are also charged with violating the Florida Communication Fraud Act, a scheme to defraud, unlawful use of a two-way communication device, violation of licensure and appointment required and attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy.

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