3 Men Charged In Fraudulent Check Cashing Scheme: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — Three men were charged and accused of trying to fraudulently cash a check worth nearly $4,000 at a Greenwich bank last week, according to police. A fourth person was able to get away.

Robert Roberts, 33; Michael Catala, 37; and Eugene Kleyman, 37 — all of New York City — were arrested on Nov. 24 and face varrying charges ranging from conspiracy up to forgery and identity theft, their arrest reports state.

On Nov. 24 around 1 p.m., Greenwich plainclothes police officers noticed "suspicious activity" at a bank in the central Greenwich business district, an arrest report said. The location on the arrest report shows Greenwich Avenue.

Patrol and plainclothes officers detained and identified three men as Roberts, Catala and Kleyman, police said.

An investigation found that the men conspired with each other and showed a fake Massachusetts driver's license with Kleyman's photo and a fake MasterCard with someone else's information in an attempt to fraudulently cash a $3,600 check.

Police said they are working to identify the fourth suspect.

The three men were unable to post $50,000 bonds. They're scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Dec. 8.