Sentence For Check Fraud Scheme That Cost Union $190,000

NEWBURGH, NY — A prison sentence was handed down to an Orange County man who defrauded a local ironworkers union.

Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said Friday that Turgaud Dubuisson, 30, of Newburgh, was sentenced to three-and-one-third to 10 years in prison in connection with a wide-ranging fraud scheme that spanned more than a year and resulted in a total loss of more than $250,000 to local businesses.

Additional co-defendants are expected to be sentenced on later dates.

Prosecutors said, from March 2021 through April 2022, the defendants engaged in a scheme of depositing altered and/or fraudulent checks belonging to Ironworkers Local 417 and other area businesses, as well as individuals, into various bank accounts.

They then withdrew cash from those fraudulent deposits from multiple banks, authorities said.

The defendants created fake business accounts to facilitate the check deposits.

Prosecutors said the total amount of forged and altered checks from the Ironworkers Local 417 is more than $190,000 and the total amount of checks deposited from all victims is more than $250,000.

Hoovler said that sophisticated fraud schemes are often difficult to unravel and require skilled and experienced investigators.

“The members of Ironworkers Local 417, and all victims of fraud, should know that my office will do everything in our power to identify and hold accountable those responsible for their victimization,” he said.