Suspect nabbed for illegal funds transfer

A Uniondale man was arrested on Sept. 22 after being linked to fund transfer scam in East Meadow, police said last week.

According to detectives, a person or persons not yet arrested transferred $14,938 in funds from a victim’s personal account to the personal account of defendant Ira Jarvis, 18, of Uniondale.

Jarvis withdrew the money through multiple over-the-counter transactions in May 2009, causing loss to Bank of America, police said.

Following an investigation, CAP Squad detectives arrested the defendant at his home in Uniondale and charged him with Grand Larceny 3rd Degree, and was arraigned on Sept. 23 in First District Court, Hempstead. At press time, Jarvis had yet to post a set bail of $10,000 cash or $5,000 bond and was due back in court on Oct. 2. 

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