Woman Had Stolen ID, False Documents At South Windsor Bank: Police

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — A New York City woman was arrested Friday afternoon after presenting false documents at a local bank and attempting to abscond with more than $40,000 in checks and cash.

Nicole D. Federici, 56, of the Bronx, was charged with criminal attempt to commit first-degree larceny, first-degree identity theft, criminal impersonation and first-degree forgery. She was held in lieu of a $100,000 surety bond, and was slated to appear Monday in Manchester Superior Court.

Around 2:11 p.m., police responded to Webster Bank on Ellington Road upon reports of a fraud in progress. Investigation determined Federici was in possession of a fake Connecticut driver’s license and a fraudulent credit card, both under a different name than hers, and was attempting to get a bank check for $38,510.62 and $5,000 in cash, Sgt. Mark Cleverdon said.

The name on the false license and credit card belongs to a woman out of New Canaan who was unaware that her identity had been stolen. Both documents were of very poor quality and immediately recognizable as fraudulent, Cleverdon said.

"Bank personnel did a great job delaying her from leaving so we could arrive and make the arrest," Cleverdon said.