Dutchess man charged with stealing credit card, racking up $12,000 in charges

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KINGSTON – A Pawling man was committed
to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail on felony charges of
grand larceny and forger.

The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a county
resident regarding fraudulent credit card activity over several months
were roughly $12,000 worth of charges were placed on their credit card.

Police allege that Gregory Owens, 36, of Pawling allegedly removed a new
credit card from the victim’s mail, activated it and used it as
his own while concealing the credit card statements from the victim.

Owens was arrested on the charges late Monday afternoon.

   




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