Man Arrested On 46 Charges In Connection With Bank Scam: Wallingford Police

WALLINGFORD, CT — A Florida man faces 46 charges in connection with a bank scam in Wallingford in March 2025, according to police.

Wallingford police received several reports in March 2025 of a bank impersonation scam in which residents suffered "significant financial losses," according to police.

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Police said the victim(s) received calls from a person claiming to be from their local financial institution, notifying them of fraudulent charges on their account.

The victim noted that their caller ID showed the name of their local bank, according to police.

"The victim was instructed to provide personal identifying information to issue a new card," police wrote in a news release. "Shortly thereafter, the victim(s) noticed several unauthorized charges to their accounts at local establishments."

The investigation identified Hilton Wynter as a suspect along with an additional co-conspirator, according to police.

Wynter, 32, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was extradited to Connecticut to face charges as part of a recent operation by the Wallingford Police Department's Detective Division. He was taken back to Connecticut from the custody of the Broward County Sheriff's Office Detention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Wynter was charged with third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, four counts of less than $500 on revoked payment card, four counts of conspiracy to commit less than $500 on revoked payment card, four counts of receipt from illegal use of credit card, four counts of conspiracy to commit receipt from illegal use of credit card, second-degree identity theft, conspiracy to commit second-degree identity theft, two counts of third-degree identity theft, two counts of conspiracy to commit third-degree identity theft, four counts of criminal impersonation, four counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, four counts of illegal take payment card, four counts of conspiracy to commit illegal take payment card, three counts of third-degree telephone fraud, and three counts of conspiracy to commit third-degree telephone fraud.

He was released after posting a $125,000 bond with a court date of Aug. 5, according to state judicial records.