2 Accused Of Scheme To Steal $10,000 From Bank In Westport: Police

WESTPORT, CT — A pair of New Yorkers were arrested on forgery and related charges Tuesday after police said they tried to scam $10,000 out of an M&T Bank on the Post Road West.

Bronx resident Mamudu Barrie, 29, and Brooklyn resident Jennifer McCall, 38, were arrested just before 1 p.m.

Westport police were called to the bank on a report of a woman, who turned out to be McCall, "allegedly trying to withdraw $10,000.00 from an account" using false identification.

"Bank employees stated that they called the police when McCall asked to withdraw the money because the identification she presented was obviously fake and she could not provide an account number for the bank account she was trying to withdraw the money from," police said. "The i.d. that Ms. McCall presented was a Maryland driver’s license in the name of Tonya Black."

Barrie was found sitting in a car in the bank's parking lot, and police said officers found an undisclosed amount of marijuana packaged for sale in the car.

"It is believed that Mr. Barrie drove Ms. McCall to the bank and was aware that she would be attempting the illegal withdraw of funds," police said.

Both were taken into custody and were charged with the following:

Barrie — Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the Third Degree; Forgery in the Third Degree; Sale of a Controlled Substance

McCall — Conspiracy to Commit Larceny in the Third Degree; Criminal Attempt at Larceny in the Third Degree; Forgery in the Third Degree; Criminal Impersonation; Identity Theft in the Third Degree

The two were released on promises to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Nov. 15.