Utica, NY – In a recent crackdown on financial fraud, a Utica man was charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree for creating and depositing a fictitious check over $49,000.
In November 2023, Utica Police were alerted by a local bank about an individual who had forged a check for more than $49,000 and deposited it. The bank was later informed by the issuing bank that the check was counterfeit, and a stop payment was initiated. Unfortunately, by the time the fraud was discovered, the suspect had already spent nearly $3,500 of the fraudulent funds.
The seriousness of the crime led the Utica Police Department to assign the case to a Criminal Investigations Division investigator. On February 14, 2024, 53-year-old Raymond Baker was located and apprehended.