MONTICELLO – A Brooklyn man was arrested in connection with a $6,284.33 forged check drawn on a Sullivan County bank.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office alleged that Naazim Reyes-Craig, 33, made out a forged check to himself and deposited it into his own bank account at an ATM in Brooklyn in April 2015. He then allegedly withdrew the funds from an ATM near Albany. The bogus check had been drawn on the Bank of Jeffersonville and contained a legitimate account number and routing codes belonging to SUNY Sullivan. The problem was spotted by the bank when the check cleared.
Deputies traveled to the Bronx on Friday night to bring Reyes-Craig back to Sullivan County. He had been arrested during a domestic dispute for violating an order of protection. Reyes-Craig is in the Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Sheriff Schiff praised the work of Det. Cyrus Barnes, who investigated the case for over a year.
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