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$40M Fraud: New Canaan Insurance Firm Owner Admits To Scam, Could Face Decades In Prison
A "brazen" insurance company owner from Fairfield County admitted to $40 million of insurance fraud that paid for expenses relating to boating, luxury cars, and golf, officials say.
In a New York federal court, Anthony Riccardi, of New Canaan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud on Tuesday, Feb. 21, according to the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Riccardi, the 50-percent co-owner and executive vice president of Employee Benefit Solutions LLC, a Connecticut insurance firm, was …
CT Woman, Accomplice Who Served As Legislator Convicted Of Defrauding Business Of $250K
A former county legislator in New York and an accomplice from Connecticut have been convicted by a jury of scamming a business out of more than a quarter of a million dollars.
George Guldi, who served as a Long Island legislator representing the South Fork of Suffolk County, and Litchfield County resident Victoria Davidson, of Lakeville, Connecticut, defrauded Ditech Financial LLC, a mortgage lender, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced.
“George Guldi, while in prison, concocted and conducted a scheme along with his co-consp…
Pair Stole $164K From 94-Year-Old Connecticut Man's Checking Account, Police Say
A 94-year-old man from Connecticut lost $164,000 in thefts from his checking account, authorities said.
The alleged thieves included a pair from New Jersey, according to Old Saybrook Police.
Ashlee Crawford, age 33, of Plainfield, NJ, and Shannon Outlaw II, age 27, of North Brunswick, NJ,were charged with larceny and forgery, police said . Crawford also was charged with a second count of forgery.
The Middlesex County man, who resides in Old Saybrook, reported the theft to police in February after $164,284 disappeared from his checking account, police said.
Crawford was observed on vi…
CT Man Admits To Stealing $162K From Woman's Bank Account
A 23-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to stealing more than $162,000 from a woman's bank account by taking checks from her checkbook and forging her signature.
Gregory Ivy, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 15, to one count of bank fraud, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Ivy began doing various jobs for a retired woman in 2018, and he started stealing checks from her checkbook in October of 2018, Avery said.
He wrote checks payable to himself, forged the woman's signature, and deposited them into his persona…
Woman Accused Of Embezzling $4M From NY Company Serving Clients In Entertainment Industry
A woman has been accused of embezzling $4 million from her New York employer and its clients to pay for, among other things, her wedding, travel, and making payments to a cosmetic surgeon.
Long Island resident Carmen Miranda, age 50, of Massapequa, was charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, in connection with her scheme to embezzle over $4 million from her employer and its clients in Manhattan.
Miranda, who is also known as “Millie Miranda,” was an account manager at a small business management firm that primarily serviced clients in the entertainment indus…
Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced
A member of an ID theft ring that stole more than $600,000 from customers at Michaels stores in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Thursday.
Jose “Tito” Salazar, age 45, of Riverside, CA was part of a crew that replaced card-reading terminals at the arts and crafts retailer with wireless imitations that they used to capture customers' bank account numbers and PINs, Acting US Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said.
They then created copycat cards that were then used to withdraw more than $500,000 from hun…
Man Tries To Withdraw $25K That Didn't Belong To Him From Chase Bank In Fairfield, Police Say
A man was arrested in Fairfield County after allegedly withdrawing more than $25,000 from a bank account that did not belong to him.
Igor Injomar Corporan, 24, of the Bronx, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 10, when Chase Bank contacted Fairfield Police at 2:42 p.m. to report a man in their branch making several suspicious withdrawals from an account, said Lt. Antonio Granata.
An investigation revealed that Corporan attempted to make four withdrawals on the same day from a Chase Bank account that did not belong to him, Granata said.
A $9,500.00 withdrawal was made by Corporan at t…
Three Nabbed Attempting To Fraudently Withdraw Thousands From Greenwich Bank
Three out of area men were arrested on a variety of forgery and larceny charges after allegedly attempting to fraudulently withdraw money from a Greenwich bank.
Derrick Benitez, 22, James Rodriquez, 30, and Harris McClam, 56, all of the Bronx, were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 7, by Greenwich Police after police were made aware of possible bank fraud.
According to Greenwich Police, one of the three men went into a Greenwich Avenue bank in possession of a fake Florida state driver's license and attempted to withdraw $9,658 from a victim's account that he was attempting to impersonate.
When ap…
Man Caught Attempting To Open Fraudulent Bank Account In Greenwich, Police Say
A 60-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he tried to open a fraudulent bank account in Greenwich.
Greenwich Police say they responded to Chase Bank on Post Road on a report of a man attempting to open a fraudulent account on Thursday, Aug. 15 around 2:15 p.m.
Officers responded and searched the area, but they were unable to locate the suspect, police say.
Later that day, the suspect, identified as Jorge Lamarche, 60, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, confessed to the bank fraud at GPD Headquarters, according to police.
Lamarche was charged with third-degree forgery, third-degr…
Three Charged In Alleged Greenwich Bank-Fraud Attempt
Three men were arrested after allegedly attempting to take money out of a bank account using false identification.
The three men, Jason Howard, 39; Daquan Davis, 24, both of New York City, and Sherman Alston, 23, of Clifton, New Jersey, were arrested Saturday, June 1, following an investigation into an alleged bank-fraud attempt at a branch bank on Greenwich Avenue, said the Greenwich Police.
According to police, the three men allegedly conspired to obtain money from another person's account, produced a fake driver's license, and attempted to withdraw money by impersonating the a…
Pistol-Wielding Bridgeport Man Sparks Standoff At Fairfield Bank
An area man and woman are behind bars following an intense police standoff with the man inside a bank where he pulled a pistol on a Fairfield detective while being questioned about a bank fraud incident.
The standoff went down around 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, when officers with the Fairfield Police Detective Bureau were conducting an investigation into bank fraud related to the theft of approximately $120,000 from an elderly person from Texas, said Fairfield Lt. John Bucherati.
The suspects, identified as Carl Myers, 46, and Tanika Haase, 26, both of Bridgeport, we…
