Trio Charged In Connection With Fraud Scheme: Greenwich Police

GREENWICH, CT — Three men were arrested in connection with a fraud scheme at a downtown Greenwich business on May 25, according to police.

Alex Frederic, 32, and Richardson Francois, 33, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., face conspiracy charges, and Cantave Bayard, 32, of Ridgewood, N.Y., was charged with conspiracy along with third-degree identity theft, second-degree forgery and criminal impersonation, arrest reports show.

On May 25 around 3 p.m., plainclothes officers working in the central Greenwich business district area noticed suspicious activity at a Greenwich Avenue business, police said.

The three men were detained, and an investigation showed that Bayard used a fraudulent Pennsylvania driver's license and a credit card belonging to someone else "in an effort to fraudulently obtain goods," police said, noting that Bayard "was acting in concert with his co-conspirators who facilitated his efforts."

Police found an additional counterfeit ID in another person's name, and four more credit cards in Bayard's possession, police said.

Frederic and Francois were able to post their $20,000 bonds, according to their arrest reports; Bayard was unable to.

The men are scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on June 9.