Brooklyn Woman Arrested For Defrauding Scarsdale Couple of $93,500

Scarsdale Police have arrested yet another female suspect. Last week Scarsdale10583 reported that Cornell Street residents found that $93,350 was missing from their bank account. Chase Bank traced the transaction and found that a check for that amount had been written to Madeleine Katz and withdrawn from the account.

The couple did not know Katz or how she obtained their personal information. In addition, they determined that the check that was cashed was a counterfeit that had been printed with their account information on it.

Katz said she received the counterfeit check from "a guy in a bar in Brooklyn" who she "drinks" and plays card with." The check was payable to Katz and had the endorsement of the Scarsdale account holder on the back. Katz deposited the check in her own account at an ATM at a Chase Bank at 1180 Second Avenue in New York. She said she was doing the guy a favor because he did not have a bank account. She admitted that the plan was for her to keep a portion of the funds. She said that depositing the check was "rash" and not a "prudent decision."

On October 19, the Scarsdale Police announced the arrest of Madeleine Katz, age 22 of Brooklyn on October 16. She was charged her with Grand Larceny 2nd degree, a class C felony and possession of a forged instrument 2nd degree, a class D felony.

Katz was arraigned before Judge Galloway who set bail at $25,000 and remanded her to the Westchester County Jail. Scarsdale Police are continuing their investigation to determine how Katz obtained the Scarsdale residents' bank information.