"Following McGeachie's disappearance, detectives from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office spent several months investigating suspects who allegedly traveled from New York to the Bay Area and made "fraudulent withdrawals" at multiple banks in the region. The sheriff's office identified the suspects as McGeachie, Richard Logan and Heaven Richards, who are all New York residents."
"The three allegedly presented fake identification to the banks to withdraw money from people's accounts. The sheriff's office received a report from a bank in Sonoma that a woman, later identified as McGeachie, tried to use fake identification to try and withdraw money. Investigators were able to connect all the suspects because several Bay Area agencies had similar reports."
"Fuller said the suspects are part of a "multistate criminal organization" who travel around to execute the alleged fraud scheme. After the arrests, authorities searched a hotel in Vacaville where the group was staying and found fake IDs, credit cards and more than $15,000 in cash."
Carleen McGeachie, missing since September 4 from New Haven, Connecticut, was arrested in Sonoma County in connection with a bank fraud and identity theft operation. McGeachie, along with Richard Logan and Heaven Richards, allegedly traveled from New York to the Bay Area and presented fake identification at multiple banks to make fraudulent withdrawals from victims' accounts. Investigators connected the suspects through similar reports from various Bay Area agencies. The three individuals are identified as part of a multistate criminal organization executing coordinated fraud schemes across regions. During a hotel search in Vacaville, authorities recovered fake IDs, credit cards, and over $15,000 in cash. All three suspects face bank fraud and identity theft charges and are held in Sonoma County Jail without bail.
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