Middlesex County Woman Arrested For $1.7 Million Bank Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, woman was arrested today for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 million bank fraud scheme that involved writing fraudulent business checks, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Tammy Martinez, 46, of South Amboy, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of bank fraud. Federal agents arrested Martinez this morning; she is scheduled to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

From January 2014 through March 2019, Martinez served as an office manager and bookkeeper for a company in Newark. Beginning in January of 2014, Martinez used her position to issue fraudulent company checks made payable to herself or cash and forged the signature of her manager on the checks. Martinez then converted the fraudulent company checks into cash at bank branches in New Jersey. Martinez’s bank fraud scheme resulted in more than $1.7 in losses.

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/middlesex-county-woman-arrested-17-million-bank-fraud-scheme