A Bronx resident has pleaded guilty to stealing the identities of multiple Suffolk County residents to obtain their money, officials said Friday.
Now, Donald Archibald could be sentenced to as many as three years, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.
“Identity theft is on the rise not just in Suffolk County but nationwide. These crimes can happen to anyone and often have lasting effects on the victims for years,” Tierney said in a written statement.
“My office will continue to partner with the Suffolk County Police Department and our other law enforcement partners to hold these defendants accountable,” he added.
Records show that in April 13 at 12:12 p.m., the defendant, entered an M&T Bank in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and displayed a false driver’s license to the bank teller, having already obtained a victim’s address and contact information off the dark web. The license displayed the victim’s correct name and address but had the defendant’s face depicted, officials said. Archibald presented the teller a withdrawal slip and withdrew $2,000 from the victim’s checking account. Later that same day, at approximately 12:36 p.m., Archibald entered another M&T Bank branch in Bridgeport, Connecticut and used the same Suffolk County resident’s bank account information and a “washed” check to withdraw $3,000 in cash from the victim’s account.
The next day, the DA’s office said, the defendant conducted a similar scheme with another Suffolk resident’s personal information, this time at a TD Bank in Philadelphia. He then cashed a $4,500 “washed” check issued in the name of the victim.
On Friday, Archibald pleaded guilty to several charges, including one count of third-degree grand larceny and two counts of first-degree identity theft.
He is due back in court on March 13.
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