Woman arrested for depositing fake $30K check at Kings Point bank
Nathalie A. Desouza, 30, of Queens Village, entered a Navy Federal Credit Union and deposited a counterfeit Citizens Bank cashier’s check in Sept. 2023, Nassau police say.
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A Queens woman is accused of cashing a fraudulent check at a Nassau County bank three years ago.
According to detectives from the Nassau Police Electronic Squad Fraud and Forgery Section, the alleged grand larceny happened at the Navy Federal Credit Union in Kings Point.
Nathalie A. Desouza, 30, of Queens Village, entered the location on Steamboat Road and deposited a counterfeit Citizens Bank cashier’s check in the amount of $30,000.
Nassau police tell News 12, Desouza then subsequently withdrew all of the money from her personal account between Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023 and Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023.
Following a years-long investigation, the individual was located in New York City on Tuesday and placed under arrest without incident.
Desouza is facing charges of grand larceny 3rd degree and criminal possession of forged instrument 2nd degree.
She is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
