Darien Cops Arrest Alleged Bank Scammer

DARIEN, CT — A 25-year-old Bronx, NY woman was arrested on charges of forgery and identity theft after she allegedly tried to cash a fraudulent check for $4,532 at TD Banks in Darien, Greenwich and Stamford, according to Darien police.

Kashai Princess George was charged with criminal impersonation, first-degree forgery and third-degree identity theft when she was apprehended on March 3 at the TD Bank on the Post Road in Darien.

Officers were dispatched to the bank following a report of a woman trying to cash a fraudulent check, who turned out to be the same woman who tried to cash checks in the other mentioned towns.

To cash the checks, George allegedly had used a NY driver’s license bearing the name "Sarojni Basil."

"When asked if the information she had given to the bank was hers, George admitted that it was not. She stated that the driver’s license had someone else’s information with her (George’s) picture," wrote Darien police in a statement. "Based on the above, George was placed under arrest.

"In speaking with bank employees, they informed officers that they had been sent an internal notice about the suspect as she had gone to branches in Greenwich and Stamford attempting to get account information and cash checks under the name Sarojni Basil."

A teller at the Darien branch had immediately recognized the name George was using and notified a co-worker. The two were then able to stall George until police arrived. While searching George, police found the check written out to Sarojni Basil in the amount of $4,532.

Bail for George was set at $10,000, and she was scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on March 5.

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