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Counterfeit Checks and Citibank

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of ANTOINE ANTHONY, 27, and JOSHUA PADILLA, 22, for stealing more than $100,000 through a counterfeit check scheme affecting more than 140 Citibank customers, most of whom were immigrant New Yorkers. The defendants are charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Robbery in the Second and Third Degrees, and Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, among other charges.[1]

According to documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court, between May and October 2016, ANTHONY and PADILLA stole tens of thousands of dollars from their victims through a scheme involving counterfeit checks and fraudulent account withdrawals. As part of the scheme, the defendants, posing as bank customers, stood near ATM service stations in Citibank branch lobbies. The defendants, under the pretense of experiencing technical difficulties while depositing checks into their own accounts, solicited assistance from nearby bank customers, many of whom were non-native English speakers. Specifically, ANTHONY and PADILLA asked their victims to deposit the checks into the victims’ personal accounts; withdraw the corresponding amount of the check; and provide the cash to the defendants. However, the defendants’ checks—which typically ranged from $800 to $900—were later determined to be counterfeit, leaving the victims responsible to repay the bank for any funds withdrawn. 

In total, ANTHONY and PADILLA made fraudulent deposits of more than $170,000 and withdrew approximately $100,000 from more than 140 victims’ accounts.