Crime & Safety
Man Illegally Transfers Money From Cash App: Police
Authorities said he used a woman's cell phone to fraudulently transfer money to his mobile account.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown man was accused of using someone else's identity to steal cash out of their mobile payment service.
The Yorktown Police Department said Anthony Ortiz, 21, of Yorktown, was charged with second-degree identity theft, a felony, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Police said, around 3 p.m. Feb. 4, a report was received about a theft involving fraudulent transactions on someone's Cash App.
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An officer was sent to meet with the victim and began an investigation that identified Ortiz, police said.
According to authorities, he used the victim's cell phone to access her Cash App account and illegally transferred $550 out of her account into his personal Cash App account.
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Ortiz was contacted Wednesday by the police and he went to the Yorktown Police Department where he was arrested.
After processing, he was issued an appearance ticket and released on his own recognizance.
Ortiz is due to appear in the Yorktown Justice Court Nov. 16.
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