$500,000 Drained From New York Banks in Scam Allegedly Involving City Employees: DOJ
Federal authorities are accusing eight people of orchestrating a scheme that used fake checks to steal $500,000 from New York banks.
The group deposited falsified checks totaling $3 million into accounts, though only half a million cleared before cash withdrawals occurred, says the U.S. Department of Justice.
Bianca Vieux allegedly led the ring by enlisting others to open accounts for the deposits.
New York City Department of Investigation’s commissioner, Nadia I. Shihata, says,
“Vieux orchestrated the scheme, advertising her services on an encrypted messaging platform, and solicited recruits to provide their debit cards and bank account information. As Vieux herself said in a text message: ‘lol I scam the government not human beings[.] I don’t steal from people I still [sic] from banks[.]’ Once Vieux received an account holder’s banking information, she or another co-conspirator would deposit a falsified check into their account. If it cleared, the accountholder would travel to Queens to make large cash withdrawals in person at various bank branches.”
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