Check Fraud Suspect Extradited to Greenwich

A 22-year-old woman is facing charges in connection with an attempted check fraud case at an Old Greenwich bank.

According to Greenwich Police, the suspect is one of three people who deposited a check at the Bank of America in Old Greenwich in August 2014.

“The crew perpetrated a common ‘abandonment check fraud’ in which one of the suspects knowingly deposits a fraudulent check into an account. During the gap between when the bank makes the funds available but before the bank is informed the check is bad, the suspect then withdraws the funds in cash,” according to a police report. “The suspect knows the check will bounce and will abandon the account which is now in debt.”

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Police obtained an extraditable warrant charging Mariel Blackman, of Brooklyn, NY. New York City Police arrested her on Nov. 18 and Greenwich Police took her into custody on Nov. 30.

Black was charged with criminal attempt at third-degree larceny and two counts of conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny. She was held in lieu of $10,000 bond and scheduled to appear in court Dec. 7.

A second suspect, Jkwon D. Roney was arrested on similar charges December 2014 and police said they have an arrest warrant for a third suspect, identified as Jade P. Hayes.

Greenwich Police photo: Mariel Blackman.