Greenwich Police plainclothes officers and patrol officers arrested two men on the afternoon of Aug 3 after they spotted suspicious activity at bank in the area of Greenwich Avenue.
Police say Lamar Tate, 31, of Norwalk and Tyrell Anthony Diaz, 23, of Stamford were co-conspirators who had previously made a mobile deposit of a counterfeit check into an empty checking account held by Mr. Diaz.
Mr. Diaz and Mr. Tate then traveled throughout Connecticut to make withdrawals against the counterfeit check.
Diaz and Tate were attempting to withdraw $1,000 from the Greenwich bank after having successfully withdrawn over $5,000 at other branches.
A search incident to arrest of Mr. Tate’s vehicle revealed pages of blank check stock, a washed check and a credit card re-encoding device.
Mr. Diaz was arrested and charged with Criminal Attempt Larceny 4, Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 4, Conspiracy to Commit Unlawful Completion or Reproduction of Payment Card, Forgery 3, and Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 3. He was able post his $1,000 bond and has a date in Stamford Superior Court on Aug 18, 2023.
Mr. Tate was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 4, Unlawful Completion or Reproduction of Payment Card, Forgery 3 and 19 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 3.
His bond was set at $20,000, which he was able to post. He is due in Stamford Superior Court on Aug 18, 2023.