Hauppauge Man Intercepts, Swipes $79K Gov. Aid Check From Mail: Police

A man was arrested after he allegedly managed to intercept a nearly $80,000 check mailed from the US Treasury Department to a woman in Virginia.

Justin Meneses, age 25, of Hauppauge.
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police Department*

Sophie Grieser

06/08/2024 11:00 a.m.

Justin Meneses, age 25, was arrested on Wednesday, June 5, according to Nassau County Police.

Nearly three months before in Hicksville, on March 29, Meneses allegedly intercepted a check that was sent from the government’s Hardship Loan Program to a 57-year-old woman in the state of Virginia.

Meneses, who is from Hauppauge, altered and deposited the $79,876.52 check into his personal account, police said.

He was arrested following an investigation and charged with:

Grand larceny;
Criminal possession of a forged instrument; and
Identity theft.

Meneses is scheduled to be arraigned at Hempstead’s First District Court on Thursday, June 6.

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