CT man accused of heading up check fraud ring that led to losses of over $350K to multiple banks

CT man accused of heading up check fraud ring that led to losses of over $350K to multiple banks

A Mansfield man has been arrested on racketeering, fraud and other related charges after an investigation allegedly revealed that he was the head of a crime ring that defrauded multiple Connecticut banks out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through a check kiting scheme, state police said. Eric J. Christian, 41, was charged Wednesday with corrupt organizations and racketeering act, conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, fraudulent use of …