A Hialeah couple has been accused of running a fake house-flipping business through which they allegedly took more than $1.6 million from an investor and spent it on vacations and other personal purchases.

Vivian Rodriguez and Yovany Serna, who are married, were arrested and have been charged with 28 counts each of first-degree grand theft, first-degree organized fraud and third-degree money laundering, all felonies, according to a Nov. 19 arrest affidavit.