NY Woman Accused Of Stealing And Forging Check: Westport Police

WESTPORT, CT — A 27-year-old Brooklyn, New York woman was arrested by Westport police this week in connection with an $8,300 check fraud case from 2022, according to authorities.

Ramona Wells was extradited to Westport from the correctional facility on Riker's Island in New York on Tuesday, and was charged with the following:

• Larceny, Second Degree
• Conspiracy to Commit Larceny, Second Degree
• Identity Theft, First Degree
• Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft, First Degree
• Criminal Impersonation
• Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation
• Forgery, Second Degree
• Conspiracy to Commit Forgery, Second Degree
  

The case began on April 8, 2022, when the victim alerted Westport police of the fraud.

"She explained that she had mailed a personal check using a postal mailbox located on Myrtle Avenue that had apparently been intercepted and cashed by an unknown party," wrote Westport Police Lt. Antony Prezioso in a statement. "The check was originally written in the amount of $3,203.00 but was modified to the amount of $8,300.00. It was further altered as payable to Ramona Wells."

Police discovered that two days before, an ATM at a New
Canaan bank branch was used to deposit the check in Wells' account. The victim did not know Wells, according to police.

Search warrants were obtained for bank records, which allegedly tied Wells to the account.

"These records suggested that the account belonging to Wells was associated with this as well as other instances of potential check fraud," Prezioso said.

Westport police obtained an arrest warrant for Wells, which eventually led to her Tuesday extradition from New York to face charges in Connecticut.

She was held in lieu of bail of $50,000, and was scheduled to be arraigned in Stamford Superior Court on Wednesday.