BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A grand jury returned an indictment charging three Connecticut residents on Wednesday in relation to an alleged stolen check and bank fraud scheme.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that 37-year-old Michelle “Thunder” Freeman of Waterbury, 43-year-old Leshanda Long of Hamden and 40-year-old Omar Eaddy of Bridgeport were indicted on the charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
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According to court documents, Freeman, Long and Eaddy engaged in a scheme in which checks were stolen from mailboxes before being manipulated to make them payable to people who served as “check runners,” who would then cash them.
Freeman was allegedly responsible for counterfeiting the fraudulent checks, most of which were drawn from small business accounts in Connecticut, and Long and Eaddy allegedly recruited the check runners. All three were arrested on May 6 before being released on a $100,000 bond and are scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday.
The investigation is still ongoing at this time.
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