WESTPORT-A Shelton man who formerly worked at Honda of Westport was arrested on numerous charges including pocketing down payments, keeping an insurance check and even obtaining a car loan using his deployed son’s information.
The defendant, Ryan Riggs, 40, of Perry Avenue, Shelton was released on $15,000 bond after appearing in Norwalk Superior Court this week. He is due back there on May 1.
Police said Riggs was arrested Thursday on a complaint filed Jan. 14, 2019 by the dealership accusing him of pocketing a $5,000 cash down payment on a car. Police also believe he cashed another check for more than $1,000 that another customer had given him also as a down payment.
They charged him with third-degree larceny.
While police were investigating this case they learned that Riggs was involved in a car accident in Ansonia on Dec. 4, 2018. At that time the car he was driving was owned by Honda of Westport and rear-ended.
Riggs told police he owned the car and gave them his personal information. The other driver’s insurance company then sent Riggs a check for $4,353.55 which he cashed on Dec. 26, 2019 and kept the funds
As a result he was charged again with third-degree larceny.
Additionally Fostoria, Ohio police contacted Westport and informed that Riggs’ son filed a complaint claiming he was defrauded while deployed by his father. The son said he learned on his credit report that his father obtained a car loan in November, 2017 using the boy’s name and personal information.
As a result, Westport police added a second-degree forgery charge and third-degree identity theft charge to the pending cases.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Westport-PD-charge-former-Honda-employee-in-three-13727545.php
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