Crime & Safety
Woman Held On $125,000 Bond In Glastonbury Money Laundering Case
She was brought to Glastonbury from Tennessee to face theft charges, police said.
GLASTONBURY, CT — A woman is being held on a six-figure bond after being brought to Glastonbury from Tennessee to face money laundering charges, police said.
Memphis resident Jennifer Townsend, 34, was charged with first-degree larceny and second-degree money laundering and appeared in Manchester Superior Court on Aug. 4. She failed to post a $125,000 bond and remained in custody Wednesday.
She is due back in court on Sept. 9, judicial system records show.
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Glastonbury police said they arrested Townsend on an active warrant following her extradition from Tennessee. Police said the warrant was issued at the conclusion of a fraud investigation initiated in November 2021 after a local business received notice of an overdue account payment, according to an arrest report.
The diverted funds totaled more than $20,000, according to an arrest report.
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