Check Thefts 2021
Police: Aide Forged Stolen Checks from Three Elderly Clients
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An aide working for a resident in Maplewood At Darien stole a blank checks from that resident, then worked with an accomplice who cashed it with a forged signature, Darien police said. According to police, the same aide was also arrested in Norwalk on an accusation of stealing credit card information from another client, and police also found that the aide stole a check from a third victim. Darien police gave this account of the matter, including accusations not proven in court:
A family member of the nursing home resident told police in January that one of the resident’s checks had been cashed with a signature that didn’t match that of the victim. The family member had been notified by the bank that the transaction might be fraudulent. The elderly victim hadn’t written a check in years, the family member told police.