Man arrested for attempted bank fraud with forged cheque in Guaynabo
Zenén Vega Torres, 30, faces three criminal charges after attempting to cash a fraudulent cheque for $693.05 at a bank branch in Guaynabo.
Bank fraud charges in Guaynabo following employee alert
According to metro.pr, Puerto Rico's Department of Justice secretary, Lourdes L. Gómez Torres, announced on 13 September 2026 the filing of bank fraud charges against Zenén Vega Torres, 30.
On Saturday 12 September, Vega Torres went to a bank branch in Guaynabo with a fraudulent cheque issued in his name for $693.05. An employee at the branch identified the irregularity through an internal security alert, notified the bank's security personnel, and they in turn alerted the Puerto Rico Police, whose officers arrested the accused at the scene.
Prosecutor Gustavo A. Vélez Acevedo, of the Bayamón State Attorney's Office, presented three charges: fraud (Article 202), possession of falsified documents (Article 217), and attempted unlawful appropriation (Article 182) of the Puerto Rico Penal Code.
Judge Carolina Guzmán Tejada, of the Court of First Instance of Bayamón, determined probable cause on all three charges and set a global bail of $18,915. Unable to pay it, Vega Torres was remanded into custody.
The investigation was conducted by officer Ramón Ortiz Santana, of the Bank Robbery Division of the Puerto Rico Police. The preliminary hearing was scheduled for 24 September.
Source: Google News PR — Crime