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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