Woman charged with trying to pass fake check

BY CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ | christina.hernandez@newsday.com
10:44 PM EDT, April 12, 2008

A Bronx woman was arrested Friday morning in Franklin Square after attempting to cash a fraudulent check, Nassau police said.

Yareny Almonte, 18, of 1138 E. 229th St., tried to cash the fake check at the Commerce Bank at 690 Hempstead Turnpike about 9:20 a.m., police said. Police said the branch manager found the check suspicious, conducted an investigation and contacted police.

Almonte was arrested without incident, police said, and charged with second-degree possession of a forged instrument and fourth-degree attempted grand larceny.

She was arraigned Saturday in First District Court, Hempstead.


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