Crime & Safety
Fraudulent Cash Withdrawal Thwarted At East Lyme Bank: Report
The suspect tried using fake identification to make the withdrawal.
EAST LYME, CT — A 23-year-old Bronx, NY man was arrested on charges of first-degree larceny, identity theft and related offenses Wednesday after he allegedly attempted to withdraw a large amount of cash from a Bank of America branch in East Lyme using fake identification, writes The Day.
Bank personnel noticed that Angel B. Martinez was using fraudulent identification to withdraw the undisclosed amount of money and contacted police.
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In addition to larceny and identity theft, Martinez was additionally charged with criminal impersonation and second-degree forgery (2 counts).
He was released after posting bond on bail of $100,000 and is scheduled to appear in New London Superior Court on Aug. 10.
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