Carlos Iglesias, Bank Fraud, Rhode Island 2024

New York’s notorious bank fraud fugitive, Carlos Iglesias, alias ‘Abraham Reyes’, was apprehended at Cyril E. King Airport in the Virgin Islands today, according to officials.

Iglesias, 39, was taken into custody by Magistrate Ruth Miller and is now in the hands of the United States Marshals, awaiting his removal to Rhode Island to face bank fraud and identity theft charges.

The notorious conman was nabbed on Thursday, May 30, as he attempted to board a JetBlue flight bound for New York’s JFK International Airport. His downfall stems from a 2009 bank fraud conspiracy scheme in Rhode Island, where Iglesias and his co-defendant cashed or attempted to cash fraudulent Bank of America cashier’s checks.

According to the complaint, Iglesias, using a fake United States passport in the name of ‘Abraham Reyes’, opened a checking account at Bank of America and cashed a fraudulent cashier’s check for $65,000. He also managed to cash two additional cashier’s checks worth $19,000 and $27,000 before being caught.

On a third attempt, Iglesias was thwarted when he tried to cash another fraudulent cashier’s check for $53,000. The bank reported the incidents to authorities. Iglesias later confessed to cashing or attempting to cash fraudulent checks at three or four Bank of America branches during an interview with Rhode Island State Police.

This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigation and prosecuted by the Rhode Islands United States Attorney’s Office, with Delia L. Smith, Assistant United States Attorney, Virgin Islands District, leading the charge. United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert reminds that an indictment is merely a formal charging document and does not prove guilt; every defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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