Police: 2 Charged In Theft, Credit Card Fraud Incidents

The Scarsdale Police Department arrested two individuals on Tuesday, April 26, one for fraudulent credit card purchases and the other for grand larceny

AnnMarie V. Cherry, 26, of Yonkers, was charged with fourth-degree felony grand larceny and third-degree unlawful possession of personal identification.

The arrest occurred after Det. Servando Rodriguez investigated a Sept. 30, 2010 report filed by a Scarsdale resident who received fraudulent charges on his debit card.

Further investigation revealed that the man had used the debit card to pay for services at a Yonkers appliance repair service where Cherry was employed. Credit card transactions, merchant documents, telephone and cell phone records revealed that Cherry had incurred the fraudulent charges.

Cherry was released pending a Scarsdale Justice Court hearing.

The same day, Joseph Musella, 35, of Levittown, was arrested on charges of fourth-degree felony grand larceny.

Musella was pulled over while driving on Post Road, and police identified him as the suspect in a bank video filmed on March 24, in which an individual had driven a 92-year-old woman to the bank to withdraw $2,400 from her account to pay for home repairs that were never performed. The transaction was caught on tape, and the suspect’s photograph was sent to police agencies across Westchester County.

Musella was arraigned at Scarsdale Justice Court and remanded to the Westchester County Jail without bail.