Ron Frankel Accused Of Flying Teen From Iowa To His Home In West Delray Beach. Latest On FBI Raid.
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The 68-year-old man accused of flying a teen from Des Moines, Iowa to South Florida for sex in his Seven Bridges home continues to negotiate a plea with federal prosecutors. BocaNewsNow.com has learned that Ron Frankel’s arraignment has again been pushed — this time to December. His attorneys are trying to work out a deal with federal prosecutors.
As BocaNewsNow.com was first to report, Frankel’s home at 16542 Fleur De Lis Way was raided by FBI agents early in the morning of July 22, 2025. Frankel was taken into custody. A federal complaint obtained by BocaNewsNow.com revealed specifics of the allegations made against Frankel who prosecutors say met a teenage girl online, then paid for her to fly from Des Moines to his house. Zillow estimates the home is worth $4.2M.
“After multiple FaceTime calls,” wrote FBI Agents, “Frankel sent the minor victim $1000 via Venmo for a plane ticket to Florida … the minor victim reported she landed in Florida and was picked up by a black Cadillac arranged by Frankel which brought her to Frankel’s residence inside a gated community.” The complaint alleges that Frankel engaged in sex acts with the minor in his Seven Bridges hot tub. He then allegedly engaged in additional acts the following day.
Frankel, according to the FBI, had the victim’s West Des Moines Community School email address in his phone’s directory when it was confiscated by the federal agents. The alleged victim claims that Frankel asked her if she had friends who would also like to engage in sex with Frankel.”
Ronald Frankel was released on $500,000 bond shortly after his arrest and ordered to surrender his passport. He is not allowed to possess a firearm, and is not permitted to sell his home. He is being monitored by GPS.
Frankel is just one of several homeowner in Seven Bridges to face federal charges. At least five homeowners over the short history of the G.L. Homes-built community have been the subject of federal investigations. Some have ended up in federal prison. Read our Seven Bridges coverage here.
