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A New Jersey woman pleaded not guilty to multiple felonies for allegedly attempting to deposit a $410,085 stolen U.S. Treasury check at a Connecticut credit union, according to court filings.
Madisyn Pettaway was charged in U.S. District Court in New Haven with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, theft of government property and aggravated identity theft.
According to federal investigators, Pettaway allegedly used a stolen identity and fraudulent New Jersey driver's license to open an account at a branch of the $1.6 billion Charter Oak Federal Credit Union branch in Waterford on Aug. 27, 2024. Another individual, identified in court documents as George Gross, allegedly worked with Pettaway and opened an account under the Trane Technologies Financial Services Corporation name at the same branch on Aug. 3, 2024.
On Sept. 13, 2024, Pettaway allegedly attempted to deposit the $410,085 U.S. Treasury check payable to Trane Technologies, but Charter Oak declined to accept the deposit.
In late June 2025, Pettaway returned to a Charter Oak branch and allegedly opened another account in another name of different stolen identity. On July 11, she opened an additional account in the name of an auto shop, according to court documents.
After reviewing the credit union’s security video, Charter Oak’s corporate security suspected that Pettaway, who opened the two accounts in June and July, was the same person who attempted to deposit the $410,085 U.S. Treasury check in September 2024.
Local police officers arrested Pettaway when she returned to a Charter Oak branch on July 28, 2025. She was in possession of a fake New York driver's license and three debit cards in the name of a stolen identity, according to court documents.
Peter Strozniak can be reached at pstrozniak@cutimes.com.
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