3 Men Found With Fake IDs, Credit Card Re-Encoder Device: Greenwich Police

GREENWICH, CT — Three men were arrested in Greenwich last month after police say they were found with fake IDs and a credit card re-encoder device.

Dinard Dujon Leon, 34, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Jean Robens Michel, 36, of Dallas, Texas; and Sandrew Gauvy, 30, of Brooklyn, N.Y., are accused of conspiring together in a return fraud scam, as well as a scam to purchase money orders, according to their arrest reports.

On Feb. 4 at 6:20 p.m., plainclothes officers working in the central Greenwich business district observed "suspicious activity" at a local retail store, police said, noting the three men were later detained.

An exact location for the incident wasn't listed in the arrest reports for the men, besides Greenwich Avenue.

Police said the men tried to return a stolen item to obtain funds, police said, noting Leon presented a counterfeit Oklahoma driver's license with his photo and the personal information of a victim "in order to further his attempt."

Police found additional counterfeit Connecticut driver's licenses on Leon's person, as well as a hook known to be used as a shoplifting device, police said, while Michel was found to be in possession of five re-encoded credit cards.

Police said further investigation found the men "conspired to use three re-encoded credit cards to fraudulently purchase three separate $99 money orders at a local grocery store."

Leon was charged with possession of a scanning device with intent to use illegally; conspiracy to commit possession of a scanning device with intent to use illegally; conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny; sixth-degree larceny; possession of a shoplifting device; conspiracy to commit payment card theft; conspiracy to commit use of a revoked payment card for less than $500; conspiracy to commit receipt from the illegal use of a credit card; conspiracy to commit third-degree identity theft; third-degree identity theft; conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation; criminal impersonation; second-degree forgery; and conspiracy to commit second-degree forgery.

Michel was charged with possession of a scanning device with intent to use illegally; conspiracy to commit possession of a scanning device with intent to use illegally; sixth-degree larceny; conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny; payment card theft; conspiracy to commit payment card theft; use of a revoked payment card under $500; conspiracy to commit use of a revoked payment card under $500; receipt from illegal use of a credit card; conspiracy to commit receipt from illegal use of a credit card; third-degree identity theft; conspiracy to commit third-degree identity theft; conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation; criminal impersonation; and second-degree forgery.

Gauvy was charged with possession of a scanning device with intent to use illegally; conspiracy to commit possession of a scanning device with intent to use illegally; conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny; conspiracy to commit payment card theft; conspiracy to commit use of a revoked payment card under $500; conspiracy to commit receipt from the illegal use of a credit card; conspiracy to commit third-degree identity theft; conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation; and conspiracy to commit second-degree forgery.

The CT Judicial Branch website notes Leon is being held on a $50,000 bond, and Michel and Gauvy are being held on $25,000 bonds.