Nassau Man Fraudulently Obtains $36K Loan From Credit Union: Police

HICKSVILLE, NY — A Hempstead man was taken into custody after being accused of a grand larceny involving fraudulent paystubs in April, police said.

Alexander Carlton, 40, entered Island Federal Credit Union on East Old Country Road in Hicksville and fraudulently obtained a loan for more than $36,000, using fake paystubs and a counterfeit New York State driver's license, police said.

Carlton then purchased a 2022 blue BMW and failed to make the required payments on the loan, police said. The Island Federal Credit Union reported the car stolen, police said.

A short time later, the Brookville Police Department recovered the vehicle and it was impounded, police said.

On August 13, after a thorough investigation, Carlton responded to the Eighth Precinct station house and attempted to get his vehicle back, but instead he was arrested by detectives without incident, authorities said.

Carlton was charged with third-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, police said.

He was scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.