A Brooklyn man has been charged in Connecticut in an $89,000 bank-fraud case involving a Westport resident’s account.
John L. Hammonds, 38, faces first-degree larceny and third-degree identity theft charges, according to CT Insider, citing the Westport Police Department.
The case began with a January 2025 fraud report and later led to Hammonds’ extradition from New Jersey. Connecticut court records show the Stamford case remains pending.
Police Say the $89,000 Transfer Was Made in Person
Westport police said the victim’s bank alerted him that someone had made an unauthorized in-person wire transfer from one of his accounts to an account unaffiliated with him…