Crime & Safety
Fugitive Charged with Fraudelent Credit Card Use
The man is accused of illegally using a credit card at Mitchells of Westport.
A New York City man already in prison has been charged with illegally using a credit card to buy more than $15,000 in merchandise from Richard's of Greenwich, with additional purchases at sister store Mitchells of Westport.
According to Greenwich Police, Andrew Pollack, 41, waived extradition and was picked up by Greenwich Police at the Franklin Correctional Facility in Malone, N.Y. on Monday and brought to state Superior Court in Stamford where he was charged in connection with the June 12, 2009 use of a credit card in Greenwich. Police had obtained an arrest warrant.
He is accused of using the card three times to purchase a total of more than $15,000 in merchandise from Richard's on Greenwich Avenue. Greenwich Police said Pollack faces similar charges lodged by Westport Police who accuse him using the same card to make purchases at Mitchells on Post Road East. Details on that case were not immediately available.
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Pollack, who's last known address was 211 E. 70th St., New York City, was ordered held on $25,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear April 18 in state Superior Court in Stamford.
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