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CT Woman Nabbed Stealing $38K Using Fraudulent ID, Police Say CT Woman Nabbed Stealing $38K Using Fraudulent ID, Police Say
CT Woman Nabbed Stealing $38K Using Fraudulent ID, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested for allegedly writing more than $38,000 in fraudulent checks from the account of a Fairfield County resident. An investigation into the incident began in Westport in June 2021 after a resident reported that an unknown person has used his personal information to write more than $38,000 in checks. The checks were deposited into a Citibank account which led detectives to question a man identified as Eldrege Christmas as a suspect, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police. As a result, a search warrant to examine Christmas’s cell phone was obtained. Ad…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: CT. Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds COVID-19: CT. Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds
Covid-19: CT. Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $4M In Relief Funds A Fairfield County man pleaded guilty to charges related to his scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $4 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Moustapha Diakhate, age 46, of Stamford, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 26, one count of wire fraud and one count of making an illegal monetary transaction, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Diakhate provided Citibank and M&T Bank with false, fraudulent information during a PPP loan application to receive loans for six small businesses entities, the US Attorney's…

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by Nicole Valinote