Man Is Accused of Stealing $180,000 from His Elderly Father

The son of a 93-year-old Greenwich man has been arrested on charges that he stole more than 90 checks from his father and forged them for a total of $180,000.

The thefts was reported recently by family members, according to Greenwich Police Lt. Kraig Gray.

“He fraudulently withdrew $180,000 utilizing forged and stolen checks since 2011. The fraudulent transactions occurred in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,” Gray said.

Thomas G. Hermann, 61, of Madison, was arrested Feb. 17 on one count each of first-degree forgery and first-degree larceny. He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear March 3 in state Superior Court in Stamford, according to the Connecticut Judicial Branch website.

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Photo: Thomas G. Herrmann. Credit: Greenwich Police.