Crime & Safety
Greenwich Police: Bank Teller Made Fraudulent Withdrawals From Customer's Account
The suspect is facing numerous larceny, forgery and ID theft charges.
A teller who worked at the North Water Street branch of the Wells Fargo Bank is facing numerous larceny, forgery and ID theft charges in connection with making fraudulent withdrawals from a bank customer’s account.
According to Greenwich Police, investigators obtained a warrant for the teller’s arrest stemming from the withdrawals that apparently were made in 2013.
Robert O’Melia, 26, of 49 Richland Rd., Greenwich, was arrested May 15 on 15 counts each of second-degree forgery and second-degree identity theft, and one count of third-degree larceny, according to a police report.
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O’Melia was unable to post a $5,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear May 22 in state Superior Court in Stamford.
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