HAUPPAGUE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- Officials arrested a Long Island bank employee earlier this week accused of fraudulently accessing bank check images then selling them on social media.
An investigation led to the arrest of Cricel Santamaria, 24, of Hauppague on Tuesday, October 3.
According to detectives, on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at 8:10 p.m., while employed at Webster Bank located at 1 Jericho Plz. in Jericho, Santamaria fraudulently accessed check images without any legitimate business purpose.
They were subsequently posted for sale on the social media platform Telegram, resulting in a loss of approximately $108,000.
Santamaria is charged with grand larceny and was arraigned on Wednesday, October 4, at the Nassau County court house.
