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Wilton Police Charge Bridgeport Woman In Fake Check Scheme

WILTON, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman is facing charges in connection with a fraudulent check scheme that included a Wilton business as one of its victims, police said.

Wilton Police have charged a Bridgeport woman in a fraudulent check scheme.

Wilton Police have charged a Bridgeport woman in a fraudulent check scheme.

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Chynih Coker, 21, of 59 Taft Ave., is charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit larceny and one count of fourth-degree money laundering. She turned herself in to Wilton police Friday and was held on $10,000 cash bond. She made her first appearance in court Friday.

Last fall, a check for $2,500 was cashed at a Bank of America branch in Bridgeport that was allegedly from a Wilton business, police said. However, the business contacted Wilton Police to say the check was a fraud, Capt. Tom Conlan said.

Coker had cashed three checks totaling $9,000, including the Wilton check worth $2,500, on that same day, Conlan said. 

Officers were able to identify Coker from bank video, Conlan said. Police have identified a second suspect in the case as well, he said.

The fraudulent check scheme has occurred throughout the Fairfield County area, Conlan said, and Wilton Police have worked with a number of different agencies in the case.

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