Woman Arrested After Depositing Forged Check For $30K Into Nassau Bank Account: PD

KINGS POINT, NY — A Queens Village woman was arrested after reportedly depositing a counterfeit check for $30,000 into her personal bank account — and then withdrawing all the funds, police said.

According to Nassau County police, the electronic squad fraud and forgery section said the incident took place between Tuesday, September 5, 2023 and Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Kings Point.

Nathalie A. Desouza, 30, entered Navy Federal Credit Union located at 300 Steamboat Road and deposited a counterfeit Citizens Bank cashier’s check in the amount of $30,000 into her personal bank account, police said.

She subsequently withdrew the funds in their entirety between September 5, 2023 and September 7, 2023, police said.

Following an extensive investigation, Desouza was located in New York City on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 and placed under arrest without incident, police said.

Desouza was charged with third-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, police said.

She was slated for arraignment on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.