Crime & Safety

2 People Charged After Fraud Investigation: Orange Police

Police say as part of their investigation they learned that one of the accuseds had a pending arrest warrant.

ORANGE, CT — Two Bridgeport residents have been charged after a suspected fraud investigation was launched at an Orange business, police said.

On June 13 officers responded to 125 Boston Post Road, Sprint, for a report of a suspected fraud, police said. Officers spoke to the Sprint Manager who stated Raul O. Infante, 23, and Katie Cruz, 22, both of Bridgeport, did not have the authority to make purchases on the account they were using, police said.

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Katie Cruz has an active PRAWN warrant for her arrest for failure to respond, police said.

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Infante is charged with fourth-degree larceny, illegal use of a credit card, criminal conspiracy to commit illegal use of a credit card, criminal conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and two counts of second-degree forgery.

Cruz is charged with criminal conspiracy to commit fourth-degree larceny, criminal conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny, interfering with an officer, two counts of conspiracy to commit illegal use of a credit card and failure to respond.

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