Man Charged With Money Laundering In Bank Fraud Scheme: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — A New Jersey man accused of making fraudulent transactions at a Greenwich bank to the tune of $50,000 in November 2022 was arrested on March 1, police said.

Juan Hernandez, 40, turned himself in to police on an arrest warrant that charges him with conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree and second degree money laundering, according to his arrest report.

Lt. Patrick Smyth of the Greenwich Police Department said the arrest stems from an incident on Nov. 9, 2022, when Hernandez opened a fraudulent bank account at a bank on West Putnam Avenue.

"Checks were deposited from other fraudulent accounts and then the money was withdrawn or transferred out of the account for a total financial loss of over $50,000," Smyth said.

An arrest warrant was obtained for Hernandez on Jan. 19. He was unable to post a court-set bond of $250,000, and will appear in Stamford Superior Court on March 15, his arrest report said.