Woman, 26, Accused Of Making Fraudulent Bank Transaction: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — A 26-year-old woman was arrested last week after police said she tried to make a fraudulent transaction at a Greenwich bank in February.

Taneka Perez, of Paterson, N.J., was extradited from Passaic County Jail to Greenwich where she was charged with second-degree criminal attempt at larceny. She was released after posting a $50,000 bond, according to her arrest report.

Lt. Martin O'Reilly of the Greenwich Police Department said on Feb. 24 around 12 p.m., Perez went into a bank in the Central Greenwich Business District and deposited a fraudulent check for just under $15,000 into an account in her name.

However, members of the GPD's Organized Retail Crime Activity Team (ORCA) were in plainclothes and in the bank when Perez came in, O'Reilly said.

"The officers noticed she was nervous," he said.

Perez had used her own identification during the transaction, and police were able to take note of her license plates outside.

O'Reilly said Perez then tried to withdraw around $10,000 from her account a few days later.

"After she left the bank, they weren't able to determine the initial deposit was from a forged check, so they had to arrest her by warrant later," O'Reilly said.

Perez is scheduled to appear in court May 18.