On Wednesday afternoon Greenwich Police arrested three men on charges for alleged financial crime stemming from an incident in the area of Greenwich Ave.
Around 3:30pm, plainclothes officers observed behavior consistent with the suspects committing a financial crime. They detained the three suspects after investigation revealed Sacha Defrank, 45, of Ansonia conspired with Claudius Xavier Massop, 33 of Bronx, NY; and Mark Shaw, 25, of Mount Vernon, NY to withdraw $3,500 from the victim’s account by impersonating a victim using a counterfeit driver’s license and debit card.
DeFrank was charged with:
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation
Criminal Impersonation
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2
Conspiracy to commit Forgery 3
Forgery 3
Interfering with Officer/Resisting
Mr. DeFreank was released on a promise to appear. He is due in court on Feb 19, 2025.
Mr. Massop was charged with:
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2
Conspiracy to commit Forgery 3
His bond was set at $25,000, which he was able to post. He is due in court on Feb 19, 2025.
Mr. Shaw was charged with:
Conspiracy to Commit Larceny 3
Conspiracy to Commit Identity Theft 2
Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Impersonation
Criminal Impersonation
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 2
Conspiracy to Commit Forgery 3
Forgery 3
Interfering with Officer/Resisting
His bond was set at $150,000 which he was unable to post.
Mr. Shaw is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Feb 19, 2025.