Identity Theft Ring Targets Customers in Orange & Westchester Counties

A former bank teller at the Wachovia branch (which is now Wells Fargo), on North Plank Road in Newburgh, was part of a larger identity theft ring, that targeted regional customers. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman says the ring scammed customers out of almost a million dollars, plus account and Social Security numbers. Investigators had conducted a wiretap and overheard the ring communicating with each other using elaborate codes and other inside references. The ring leader is Tyrone Lee, 28, of the Bronx, along with fellow Bronx residents and former tellers...28 year old Kalika Arline, 29, and 23 year old Nadia Figueroa. Figueroa (who is Lee's fiancee) worked at the Wachovia in Newburgh at the time. All three were arraigned Tuesday at the Westchester County Court in White Plains.

Two others...28 year old Anthony Davis of the Bronx, and Venise Cole, 27, of Florida — were indicted on a number of charges including grand larceny, identity theft and scheme to defraud, felonies.

From lohud.com

The tellers were accused of accessing accounts and funneling data to Lee and Davis, who are accused of using the information to create fake driver's licenses, checks and other documents that they then used to withdraw more than $850,000 from branches across New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, officials said.

Tyrone Lee was also said to have had an outstanding warrant in Westchester for a probation violation and a warrant out of Dutchess County on a felony charge of driving while intoxicated.

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