Crime & Safety

Jericho Bank Loses $108K After Woman Stole Check Images: Police

The woman was charged with grand larceny after the images of the checks were posted for sale on an app called Telegram, police said.

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Cricel A. Santamaria, 24, of Hauppauge, was charged with grand larceny after the Jericho bank she worked for lost $108K, Nassau police said.
Cricel A. Santamaria, 24, of Hauppauge, was charged with grand larceny after the Jericho bank she worked for lost $108K, Nassau police said. (Nassau County Police Department)

JERICHO, NY — A Jericho bank lost around $108K after a woman it employed accessed images of checks, Nassau police said. The images were eventually sold on an app, police said.

Cricel A. Santamaria, 24, of Hauppauge, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree grand larceny, police said.

Santamaria, while employed at Webster Bank, at 1 Jericho Plaza, fraudulently accessed check images without any legitimate business purpose around 8:10 p.m. Feb. 4, 2022, police said. The images were posted for sale on Telegram, a social media messaging app, police said. The bank lost $108K, police said.

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Santamaria's arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday at the Nassau County Court House, at
262 Old Country Road, Mineola.

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