2 Men Charged With Forgery, Identity Theft: Greenwich Police

GREENWICH, CT — Two men were arrested last month after police said they tried to fraudulently cash a stolen check at a downtown Greenwich bank.

Maverick Wehye, 47, of Orange, N.J., was charged with third-degree identity theft; criminal impersonation; second and third-degree forgery; criminal attempt at fourth-degree larceny; conspiracy; tampering with evidence; and resisting arrest, his arrest report shows.

Sharnseearay Goddard, 54, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was charged with conspiracy and second and third-degree forgery, police said.

On May 17 around 3 p.m., plainclothes officers working in the central Greenwich business district noticed "suspicious activity" at a bank on Amogerone Crossway, police said.

Two men, later identified as Wehye and Goddard, were detained, police noted.

An investigation found that Wehye showed a counterfeit Massachusetts driver's license with his photo in an attempt to impersonate someone else and use their personal identifiable information to cash an approximate $1,400 stolen check, according to an arrest report.

Police said that Wehye tried to run away from officers after he was first detained.

An additional three counterfeit documents, including a fake Texas driver's license, and two credit/debit cards with other names were found in Wehye's possession, police said.

Police said they also found Goddard in possession of a fake Florida driver's license and a Visa debit card.

Wehye was unable to post a $50,000 bond, and Goddard could not post a $25,000 bond.

The men were scheduled to appear in Stamford superior Court this week.