3 Men Try To Withdraw $9.6K With Fake ID At Greenwich Bank: PD

GREENWICH, CT — Police said three Bronx, N.Y., men are accused of trying to fraudulently withdraw more than $9,600 from a bank account in Greenwich. On Saturday, officers responded to a Greenwich Avenue bank around 2 p.m. after being alerted of a possible bank fraud.

Lt. John Slusarz said officers located Derrick Benitez, 22, inside the bank and found he was in possession of a fake Florida driver's license.

"The suspect admitted that he was attempting to fraudulently withdraw $9,658 in funds from a [customer's] account that he was trying to impersonate," police said in a statement.

He also told officers that two other men who "had instructed him to commit" the bank fraud were waiting in a vehicle parked in front of the building, police said.

After an investigation, officers determined Benitez, 30-year-old James Rodriguez and 56-year-old Harris McClam had traveled to Greenwich to commit bank fraud, police said.

During a search of the men's vehicle, officers located "numerous stolen checks," as well as a small amount of marijuana.

Benitez was charged with seven counts of sixth-degree larceny, two counts of conspiracy to commit second-degree forgery, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, conspiracy to commit second-degree identity theft, conspiracy to illegally possess a personal ID, conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny and possession of a controlled substance.

Rodriguez was charged with seven counts of sixth-degree larceny, two counts of conspiracy to commit second-degree forgery, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, conspiracy to commit second-degree identity theft, conspiracy to illegally possess a personal ID and conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny.

McClam was charged with two counts of second-degree forgery, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, conspiracy to commit second-degree identity theft, conspiracy to illegally possess a personal ID and conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny.