On June 2 Greenwich Police patrol and plain clothes officers were detailed to a bank in the central Greenwich business district on a report of a fraudulent transaction in progress.
Officers working in the area were unable to initially locate the suspects, but later located the suspect vehicle in Stamford and were able to detain and positively identify the arrestee and co-conspirators.
The investigation revealed that the arrestee, Kenneth Pineda, 28 on New York, NY, conspired with at least two other individuals and presented a counterfeit Citizens Bank check in the amount of $4,950 using the victim’s account information. The counterfeit check was made payable to another individual, and the arrestee attempted to deposit the check into a Citizens Bank account bearing that individual’s name.
A search of the arrestee’s vehicle revealed several blank check stock, a wireless printer, paper with practice signatures, the counterfeit Citizens Bank check, and a Citizens Bank debit card.
The arrestee was subsequently arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3, Conspiracy to Commit >$500 on Revoked Payment Card, Conspiracy to Commit Receipt from Illegal Use Credit Card, Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2, Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation and 9 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 3.
He was unable to post his $150,000 bond. He was assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on June 17 and placed into a GPD holding cell.