Former Newtown Man Sentenced in $1 Million Bad Check Scheme

Former Newtown resident Shane Fusco was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for a bad check scheme that defrauded businesses of nearly $1 million.

Fusco created bank and personal checks to obtain vehicle parts and jewelry among other items from 34 businesses and one individual, according to the U.S. Attoreny Southeren District of New York office.

He was caught using a fake check while trying to buy tires while driving a stolen truck that was hitched to a stolen trailer.

Fusco is a former Newtown resident, according to the News Times.

He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of bank fraud.

In scheme to steal upwards of a million dollars, Shane Fusco brazenly defrauded dozens of small businesses up and down the Eastern seaboard by using fraudulent bank and personal checks,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. “We thank the FBI, the Secret Service, the Orange County Sherriff’s Office, the Connecticut State Police and our colleagues at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Connecticut for the work in this case.”