Hartford Man Admits Role in Bank Fraud Scheme

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TYLON MIMS, 35, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to two counts of bank fraud.According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2007, MIMS´ co-defendant Patricia May, at MIMS´ direction, registered with the City of Hartford a business in the name of "Health New England Services." Shortly thereafter, a second co-defendant, Miosotis Garcia, also at MIMS´ direction, registered a business with the City of Hartford in the name of "Health New England Gym." Garcia then opened a business checking account at a branch of Bank of America in Hartford in the name of "Health New England Gym," and May opened a business checking account at a branch of New Alliance Bank in Hartford under the name "Health New England Services." On April 13, 2007, Garcia, at MIMS´ direction, deposited a stolen check in the amount of $156,601.96, payable to "Health New England," into the business checking account at Bank of America. On April 19, 2007, MIMS and Garcia withdrew $60,000 in cash and $96,620.96 in cashiers´ checks from the account before the bank realized the check was stolen. Posted in: Check Fraud