FROM:
HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE:
MARCH 28, 2019
RE: PRESS
RELEASE – DEANDRE H. GREEN SENTENCE
Deandre H.
Green, 20, of Kingston, NY, was sentenced in Ulster County Court on March 27,
2019 to two to six years in state prison on his convictions to Criminal
Possession of a Forged Instrument 2nd.
Between
October, 2016 and January, 2017, the defendant used social media to recruit
people to participate in a scheme to defraud many businesses and banks in the
area. Green started out by stealing checks from mailboxes. He then solicited
people on various social media sites to open bank accounts and provide him
their banking information. He then solicited these people to provide him with a
copy of their payroll checks which he used as a template to create fraudulent
checks. With this data Green then attempted fraudulent deposits and
withdrawals.
It is
estimated, based on an investigation by this office, that the defendant
recruited over 65 people who became involved in the scheme and attempted to
deposit checks that totaled almost $800,000.00, although all but approximately
$24,000.00 were not accepted by the various banks involved.
The
investigation which led to the defendant’s indictment, spanned two years and
led to both Green’s indictment and the arrest and prosecution of twelve other
individuals.
The Ulster
County District Attorney’s Office was assisted by the following agencies:
City of
Kingston Police Department;
City of
Poughkeepsie Police Department;
Town of
Poughkeepsie Police Department;
New York
State Police;
US Postal
Inspection Service;
Hudson
Valley Crime Analysis Center;
Dutchess
County Sheriff's Department; and
Albany
City Police Department.
The
defendant is currently serving 2-6 years on a conviction out of Dutchess County
for Robbery 3rd. He is
serving a 4 year prison term in a separate robbery out of Albany County.
The case
was being prosecuted by Sr. Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth A.
Culmone-Mills. Defendant was represented
by Eric Naiburg of the Ulster County Public Defender’s Office.
