On the afternoon of Sept 25 Greenwich Police plain clothes officers working in the central Greenwich business district observed suspicious activity at a local bank.
Patrol officers and plain clothes officers were able to detain and identify two co-conspirators.
Investigation revealed that the suspects had agreed to present fraudulent documents including a counterfeit Arizona driver’s license featuring (second person’s) face, a counterfeit utility bill and a counterfeit residential lease agreement bearing the Personal Identifying Information, “PII,” of the victim in order to impersonate the victim and open a personal checking account.
Police arrested Jeremiah Darnell Wiggins, 25, of Wilmington, DE and Timothy L Waller-Jennett, 38, of Roosevelt, NY.
A search of Mr. Waller-Jennett’s vehicle revealed numerous counterfeit driver’s licenses from various states, identification documents and forged paperwork such as utility bills, and residential lease agreements bearing different Identity Theft victims’ names and PII.
Mr. Wiggins was charged with Criminal Attempt Larceny 6, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6, Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 3 (16 counts), Criminal Impersonation, Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation (16 counts), Forgery 2 (16 counts), Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2 (16 counts), Forgery 3 (8 counts) and Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 3 (9 counts). His bond was set at $10,000, which he was able to post. He was assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on Oct 9, 2024.
Mr. Waller-Jennett was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 6, Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 3 (16 counts), Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation (16 counts), Forgery 2 (16 counts), Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2 (16 counts), Forgery 3 (9 counts). His bond was set at $10,000, which he was able to post. He was assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on Oct 9, 2024.