Defendant Used Forged JPMorgan Chase Check;
Withdrew Funds From Several TD Bank Locations
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a man has been indicted for
possessing a forged a check and stealing $40,000 from an 85-year-old Bronx woman’s bank
account.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly stole thousands of dollars from the
victim by using a bogus check and possessing the victim’s forged signature. The elderly victim had
to go through a terrible ordeal after realizing she was missing $40,000 from her bank account. We
will prosecute anyone who preys on our vulnerable, elderly community members.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Daniel Brown, 29, of Saint John’s Avenue,
Hicksville, N.Y., was arraigned today on third and fourth-degree Grand Larceny, Petit Larceny,
second-degree Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, and first, second and third-degree
Identity Theft, and third, fourth and fifth-degree Criminal Possession of Stolen Property before
Bronx Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy. The defendant is due back on December 18, 2019.
According to the investigation, on February 8, 2018, the defendant stole $40,000 from an
85-year-old woman who resides in the Bronx. The defendant allegedly stole the funds by using the
victim’s JPMorgan Chase account number, her name, address and supposed signature on a forged
check. Brown deposited the check into his personal TD Bank account. Between February 9 and 11,
2018, the defendant went to a teller at five different bank locations and allegedly withdrew the
funds. Brown also created an online checking account using the victim’s information. The
defendant was arrested on April 25, 2019.
District Attorney Clark thanked Bronx DA Detective Investigator Louis Zanieri and
Assistant District Attorney Jeannette Rucker, Chief of Support Staff Training and Professional
Development, for their assistance.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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