Crime & Safety
Hamptons Man Arrested After Impersonating Ex-Business Partner To Cancel His Vacation, At A Loss Of $4K+: PD
The Center Moriches man arrived at the airport only to learn that his trip had been cancelled, at a loss of more than $4,000, police say.
SOUTHAMPTON, NY —A Southampton man was arrested after impersonating his ex-business partner in order to cancel the man's vacation — causing a loss of more than $4,000, police said.
According to Suffolk County police, on Thursday at 7:20 a.m., authorities arrested Ronald Fisher, 42; he turned himself in at the Seventh Precinct and was charged with first-degree identity theft, police said.
After arriving at JFK International Airport on March 22, 2025, a Moriches man was informed by airport staff that his vacation to Aruba had been cancelled without his knowledge — about three hours prior to departure, police said.
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Following an investigation by financial crimes unit detectives, it was determined the man’s former business partner, Fisher, contacted the travel agency by phone and impersonated the man, utilizing his personal information to cancel the trip, and causing a loss of $4,202, police said.
Fisher was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.
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