Woman Arrested Applying For Credit Card In Another's Name: Police

WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY — A Poughkeepsie woman who fraudulently applied for a credit card was arrested Aug. 31. State Police from the Wappinger barracks arrested Yajaira Bernabel, 42, of Poughkeepsie, for second-degree criminal impersonation and second-degree falsifying business records, both Class A Misdemeanors.

Police said that an investigation concluded that Bernabel had opened up a credit card in a complainant’s name without permission to do so. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

She was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Village of Wappingers Falls Court on Sept. 13.

Photo caption: Yajaira Bernabel. Photo credit: NYSP.