3 Checks Illegally Manufactured Using Westport Resident's Name: Police

Westport CT

13 April, 2022

12:39 PM

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WESTPORT, CT — A man was arrested Friday on identity theft and other charges after a Westport resident reported some checks were illegally made using his information, according to police. In a news release, Police Lt. Dave Wolf said the resident told police on Jan. 26 three checks had been illegally manufactured using his name and bank account information. According to Wolf, after depositing the fraudulent checks into their bank account, the suspect used the money to make purchases. One of the checks was made out to Brandion Sessions, 32, of Hamden, who the resident said he was not familiar with and never wrote a check out to. Police later discovered the check made out to Sessions was tendered at an unknown TD Bank location and obtained a search warrant to determine the exact bank branch where the check was deposited, as well as the name of the account holder in which the fraudulent check was deposited, Wolf said. Police found the check had been deposited into Sessions' bank account at a TD Bank location in Hamden, Wolf said. After finding additional evidence linking Sessions to the incident, officers obtained a warrant for his arrest. Sessions was arrested Friday afternoon by East Haven police and turned over to Westport officers, Wolf said. He was charged with first-degree identity theft, second-degree forgery, criminal impersonation and conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny. Sessions was released after posting a $50,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in court later this month, Wolf said.