Bridgeport Woman Paid Travel Agent $6,600 With Checks From Blocked Account, Police Say
A Bridgeport woman has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly paying her travel agent in checks from a frozen/blocked account.
Regina Salcedo, 60, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 25, on a warrant for in regards to issuing the two checks, said Milford Police.
“Salcedo is accused of issuing two checks from a ‘frozen/blocked’ bank account to a Milford travel agent totaling over $6,600 in October 2018, leaving the victim responsible for returned check fees and unpaid travel bookings,” police said in a press release.
Salcedo was charged with two counts of issuing a bad check and released on …
Hoboken Man Ripped Off $750K From Bar Investors, AG Says
Nirav Patel raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that he said he would invest in opening a Hoboken beer palace. Instead, authorities say, the 39-year-old city resident spent the money on himself and other, unrelated expenses, according to an indictment announced Thursday by Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal.
Patel, who was indicted Wednesday on a charge of theft by deception, began raising money to open World of Beer Hoboken in 2014. He received $750,000 for the venture from an investment group, according to investigators from the state Division of Criminal Justice.
An investor himself,…
Police: Couple Working As Caretakers Accused Of Stealing More Than $50K From Rhinebeck Victims
A couple working as caretakers has been charged after police say they stole more than $50,000 from victims in Rhinebeck.
New York State Police say that Shelby Blanchard, 32, and Alan Blanchard, 35, both of Red Hook, were allegedly employed by the victims in a caretaking capacity and used their positions to gain access to their personal and financial accounts.
Over the course of two years, the Blanchards stole more than $50,000 using bank/credit cards, personal checks and ATM withdrawals from the victims’ accounts, according to police.
New York State Police from the Rhinebeck barracks arres…
