MAHOPAC, N.Y.—A 20-year-old woman has been charged with two felonies after cashing a fraudulent check worth over $8,000 at a credit union in the region, the Daily Voice reported.
The investigation began in Putnam County when a deputy took a complaint from an investigator with Hudson Valley Credit Union about a fraudulent check cashed at its Mahopac branch in Putnam County, according to the Sheriff’s Office, the Daily Voice reported.
A Bureau of Criminal Investigation investigator reviewed surveillance footage and other evidence, which quickly led to authorities identifying Xiomara Ortiz, an Orange County resident from Walden, the Sheriff’s Office said.
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, Ortiz turned herself in to authorities and was charged with the following felonies:
- First-degree possession of a forged instrument
- Third-degree grand larceny