July 7, 2025
Former financial advisor Isaiah Williams has been implicated in the scheme as well
A woman has been arrested after allegedly helping a former financial advisor to bilk former Miami Dolphins player Reshad Jones out of approximately $2.5 million.
According to Local 10, $2.58 million was stolen from Jones, who played for the Miami Dolphins, over the course of two years by 49-year-old Octavia Monique Graham and his former financial advisor, Isaiah Williams (at the time of the alleged crimes, Williams was an employee at Merrill Lynch). Graham was arrested and charged with two counts of money laundering and one count of first-degree grand theft.
The woman appeared in court on June 27, and after facing a judge, her bond was set at $75,000. She is currently incarcerated at Paul Rein Detention Facility and was scheduled to be arraigned July 7. She was instructed not to contact Jones and Williams. Although Williams is accused of participating in the scheme to channel money from Jones, he has yet to be arrested.
Attorneys for Jones, Chase Carlson of Carlson Law, and Jeff Sonn of Sonn Law Group responded to the alleged crimes committed against their client.
“This is yet another troubling example of a professional athlete being exploited by a wealth management firm he trusted. In this case, the wrongdoer was a Vice President at one of the world’s largest financial institutions — Bank of America’s investment management division, Merrill Lynch. We have filed a lawsuit to hold Merrill Lynch accountable and are working to recover all damages our client has suffered.”
Based on reports from Fort Lauderdale police, Williams, who was Jones’ financial advisor between January 2022 and March 2024, allegedly took advantage of his privileged access to Jones’ bank account. They accuse him of stealing approximately $1.58 million in 133 wire transfers to pay off two of his American Express credit cards.
He also used Jones’ money to embellish his own lifestyle by purchasing first-class airline tickets, paying for hotel stays with multiple women, and spending money at nightclubs and strip venues. He also used the football player’s funds for car rentals, designer clothes, jewelry, and legal fees, as well as to pay for his child support bill.
Williams is also accused of laundering a little over a million dollars from Jones’ account with the assistance of Graham, although the former Dolphins player stated he never met her. Between October 2019 and September 2021, 16 checks totaling about $435,000 were pulled from Graham’s account and deposited into Williams’ Chase bank account.
Additionally, a reported 88 Zelle transfers, totaling approximately $184,000, were made from Graham’s Bank of America account to Williams.
The total amount siphoned from Jones’ account came to approximately $2.58 million, police said.
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