UTICA — A 34-year-old man has been charged with grand larceny in connection with a bank check fraud scheme that cost a local financial institution $1,500.
Kevin Singleton-Lee was charged June 12 with grand larceny in the fourth degree after being brought to the Utica Police Department from the Oneida County Jail, where he was being held on a separate charge.
Police said the case began in mid-April when officers took a report from a local bank about a suspicious transaction.
An individual had deposited a check for nearly $4,000 and immediately withdrew $1,500, according to police.
The next day, the bank learned there were insufficient funds in the account to cover the check, resulting in the bank losing the withdrawal amount.
The case was assigned to an investigator with the Criminal Investigations Division due to the value involved.
Police identified the suspect through surveillance video with assistance from the Mohawk Valley Crime Analysis Center and New York State Parole.
Investigators learned the suspect was already incarcerated at the Oneida County Jail on an unrelated charge.
