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Archie Longson, age 44, of New York City, was arrested by Wilton Police on Monday, March 27 on a warrant.
The victim first learned of the crime in April 2022, when they found two fraudulent transactions on their bank account for a total of $20,500; a withdrawal of $8,000 was also made at a bank in Connecticut, and a bank check in the name of Longson was purchased for the amount of $12,500, said Capt. Gregg Phillipson, of the Wilton Police.
Longson was originally arrested in Cambridge, Massachusetts for trying to withdraw more money from the victim's account by presenting a fake ID, Phillipson said.
Longson was then arrested in May 2022, in New Hampshire for other fraud-related crimes and held in detention for several months, police said.
On Thursday, March 23, police learned that Longson had been arrested again in Newport, New York, for similar fraud-related charges, and was being held at the Ulster County detention center, Phillipson said.
Following extradition, Longson was transported to Wilton on Monday, March 27, processed on the charges on the warrant, and detained on a court-set $250,000 bail.
He was charged with:
- Larceny
- Identity theft
- Criminal impersonation
- Three counts of forgery
Longson is scheduled to appear in court again on Friday, May 19.
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