New Jersey
North Carolina authorities continue to investigate and recover additional checks and stolen credit cards from two Essex County men accused of stealing them in New York and New Jersey.
In a previous story we brought to you on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, Chief Terry M. Wright told RLS Media that Cpl. Callahan, assigned to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division Community Action Team, initiated a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 64 on a 2019 Infinity with New York license plates. Jersey for traffic offences.
According to cape. Callahan During the stop, a probable cause was collected and a search of the vehicle ensued.
Officials say Cpl. Inside the vehicle were Callahan, a scale, a vacuum-sealed bag containing marijuana residue, several New Jersey/New York area bank checks and credit cards.
Chief Terry M. Wright said many checks appeared to have been altered and replaced with different names and amounts.
Two occupants, Mr. Wayne L. Barton, 28, of Maplewood, and Mr. Blancsun Altidor, 28, of Newark, were arrested and initially charged with fraud.
Further investigation continued over the following days and pursuant to a search warrant for the vehicle, several additional checks and credit cards were discovered hidden inside the car.
North Carolina officials said as a result of the investigation, more than 20 fraudulent checks totaling more than $1.4 million, more than $9,000 in cash and 22 stolen credit cards were located. .
The following people have been charged with various offenses related to this case:
Wayne L.Barton
(4) Counts of possession and transportation of counterfeit instruments (22) Counts of financial transaction card theft (30) Counts of identity theft (9) Counts of choice in action
Blancsun Altidor
(4) Counts of possession and transportation of counterfeit instruments (22) Counts of financial transaction card theft (30) Counts of identity theft (9) Counts of choice in action
Both suspects are currently being held in the Franklin County Detention Center on a $1.500,000 bond.
