Niantic Woman Used Fake IDs At 6 Banks In Fraud Attempt: State Police

NIANTIC, CT — A Niantic woman is facing accusations that she used a fake ID and forged checks in an attempt to fraudulently withdraw thousands of dollars from a bank account, according to a state police arrest warrant.

Destiny Ziolko, 42, is accused of using the fake IDs at six banks, including ones in Glastonbury and Sharon, as well as in New York and Massachusetts, according to the arrest warrant.

Ziolko was arrested following a bank fraud investigation in Sharon. She is accused of using a fake New York driver's license in January to make two withdrawals at the bank totaling $6,192, the arrest warrant states.

She was questioned by a bank teller about why she was making withdrawals in Connecticut if she lives in New York. Ziolko told the teller that she was helping her daughter move and was buying appliances, according to the arrest warrant.

Police said she was carrying two fake IDs and a fake passport at the time of her arrest.

Ziolko was charged with two counts of third-degree larceny, two counts of second-degree identity theft, two counts of criminal impersonation, two counts of third-degree forgery, and second-degree forgery.

She was held on $50,000 court-set bond and scheduled to appear in Torrington Superior Court on Friday.