NEW HAVEN — A New Jersey woman was indicted on federal charges Thursday for attempting to deposit a stolen U.S. Treasury check worth more than $400,000 at a Connecticut credit union, federal prosecutors said.
Madisyn Pettaway, 30, of Newark, New Jersey, was charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, theft of government property and aggravated identity theft, according to a news release from David Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Sullivan said Pettaway is accused of using a stolen identity and a fake New Jersey driver’s license to open an account at a Charter Oak Federal Credit Union branch before trying to deposit a stolen U.S. Treasury check in the amount of $410,085 on Sept. 13, 2024…