$66,000 Check Fraud Scheme Hits Bank and Credit Union in New York
A New York bank and a credit union are taking losses from fake checks totaling about $66,000.
The deposits were made at FourLeaf Federal Credit Union in Baldwin, in Nassau County, and at a Capital One branch in Plandome Manor, reports the LI Herald.
Nassau County police say the fake checks went in on January 7th and January 29th, and detectives with the department’s Electronics Squad made an arrest on September 1st.
Richard Almonte, 37, of Copiague, is accused in the case. Police say one Nassau County resident was harmed along with the credit union.
Almonte faces two counts of third-degree grand larceny, one count of attempted second-degree grand larceny and one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. Arraignment is at First District Court in Hempstead on September 2nd.
FourLeaf is a credit union that serves members on Long Island and beyond.
Police say people who think they were targeted can call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or 911. Those calls stay anonymous.
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