Long Beach man charged in money order scheme, police say
A Long Beach man has been charged with grand larceny after he ran a scheme forging the dollar amount on money orders, Nassau County police said.
Police said Jermaine Hankins, 18, along with several other suspects who have yet to be arrested, bought multiple U.S. Postal money orders for low dollar amounts and would alter the money orders to have them reflect much higher dollar amounts. Hankins would then deposit the money orders into bank accounts of other individuals who were involved in the scheme, and withdraw funds from various ATMs, police said.
Police said the scheme went on from Oct. 1 to Nov. 3 this year, and Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Capital One banks all sustained financial losses, totaling more than $3,200. After an investigation, police arrested Hankins at his home at 141 W. Market St. on Thursday.
Hankins is charged with third-degree grand larceny and seven counts of second-degree possession of a forged instrument. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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