Alleged Connecticut Scammer Executes $200,000 U.S. Treasury Check Fraud Scheme

A Connecticut man has been accused of using fake U.S. Treasury checks to obtain more than $200,000 from a bank.

Edison Jovanny Duta Pindo, 43, of Danbury, was charged in a seven-count federal indictment alleging bank fraud, illegal monetary transactions and passing counterfeit obligations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.

According to prosecutors, Pindo maintained accounts at Newtown Savings Bank under his own name and through Home Services Pro LLC, a Connecticut-registered business.

Authorities allege Pindo deposited a fraudulent Treasury check worth $53,780.49 into the company’s account on April 23rd, 2024. The following day, he allegedly withdrew $15,000 from a bank branch in Brookfield and another $15,000 from a branch in Bethel.

Prosecutors say Pindo deposited another allegedly counterfeit Treasury check, worth $150,597.28, into the same business account on May 14th, 2024.

That same day, he allegedly transferred $50,000 from the company’s account into his personal bank account.

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