4 Men Charged In Connection With Fraud Scheme At Greenwich Bank: GPD

GREENWICH, CT — Four men were arrested over the weekend after police said they tried to fraudulently open a business account at a bank in the central Greenwich business district.

On Jan. 7 around 10:45 a.m., police were called to a downtown Greenwich bank on a report of a fraudulent transaction in progress, according to arrest reports.

Greenwich patrol and plainclothes officers working in the area detained and identified four men who were part of a fraud scheme, police said.

Police said an investigation found that Adam Boynton, 46, of New Haven; Samuel Johnson, 27, of Greenwich; Keyshawn Poole and Shakeem Martin, both 26 and from Brooklyn, N.Y., conspired to go to the bank and open up a business account in someone else's name using fraudulent documents, such as a NY license, Spectrum bill and a National Grid bill.

Police found fentanyl and syringes in Boynton's possession, as well as a counterfeit ID and two fraudulent credit cards with victim information on them, police said.

He was arrested and charged with use of drug paraphernalia; possession of a controlled substance; attempted sixth-degree larceny; second-degree identity theft; criminal impersonation; second-degree forgery; third-degree forgery; and several conspiracy charges, his arrest report stated.

Police said they found a fraudulent CT ID in Johnson's shoe, which featured the photo of one of the other arrestees. Johnson was charged with second-degree forgery, third-degree forgery and conspiracy.

A search of Poole's car found an additional five fraudulent IDs and four fraudulent credit/debit cards. Poole was charged with third-degree forgery, second-degree forgery and conspiracy.

Martin provided a false name to officers at the scene and had a matching ID, according to his arrest report. He was charged with third-degree forgery, second-degree forgery, interfering with officers, criminal impersonation and conspiracy.

Johnson and Martin each posted a $50,000 bond; Boynton and Poole were not able to.

All four men are scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 23.

The arrests come on the heels of a similar scheme in which two men and a woman were arrested near a downtown Greenwich bank on Jan. 4.

Police said the three people worked together to try and open up a fake business account in a victim's name through a fraudulent New Jersey driver's license and Spectrum bill, which also had the victim's name on it, police said.