Five men from Brooklyn were arrested this week in Greenwich after plainclothes officers spotted suspicious activity at a bank the area of Greenwich Avenue.
Bike patrol and plain clothes officers working in the area detained and positively identified a group of five co-conspirators
One of the men criminally impersonated a victim using a counterfeit People’s Republic of China Passport featuring the victim’s Personal Identifiable Information (PII) in an attempt to withdraw $5,000 and conspired with the four others to commit these crimes.
A subsequent search of the vehicle the men arrived in revealed narcotics in the form of a powdery white substance that tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine.
The search also turned up two more People’s Republic of China Passports bearing different victim information, but featuring the face of one of the co-conspirators. Also there was an abundance of PII documents and mail that appeared to have been obtained by mail theft.
Yu Chen, 34, was charged with:
Possession of Controlled Substance
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity theft 3
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation (3 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2 (3 counts)
His bond was set at $75,000, which he was unable to post. He was assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on May 10, 2023.
Jiening Cao, 24 was charged with
Possession of Controlled Substance
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity theft 3
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation (3 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2 (3 counts)
His bond was set at $75,000, which he was unable to post. He was assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on May 10, 2023.
Andy Wang, 24 was charged with:
Possession of Controlled Substance
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3 (3 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 3
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation (3 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2 (3 counts)
His bond was set at $75,000, which he was unable to post. He was assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on May 10, 2023.
Guo Ping Lin, 48 was charged with:
Possession Controlled Substance
Criminal Attempt Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 (2 counts)
Identity theft 2
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2 (2 counts)
conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 3
Criminal Impersonation
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation (3 counts)
Forgery 2 (3 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2 (3 counts)
His bond was set at $100,000 which he was unable to post. He was also assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on May 10, 2023.
Xing Jiang, 38 was charged with
Possession Controlled Substance
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2 (2 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 3
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation (3 counts)
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2 (3 counts)
His bond was set at $75,000 which he was unable to post. He has a date in Stamford Superior Court on May 10, 2023.