TRUXTON — Two Scranton residents were arrested May 22 in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud a resident of several thousand dollars by impersonating federal banking agents, according to the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office.
Gayle A. Lomax, 59, and Gilbert Acevedo, 65, both of Providence Road, Scranton, were charged with attempted grand larceny in the third degree, a felony, and conspiracy in the fifth degree, a misdemeanor.
Authorities said that on May 21, officers initiated an investigation into a fraud complaint involving a scheme where the suspects posed as agents with a federal banking agency.
Investigators identified Lomax and Acevedo as the alleged perpetrators.
Both were arrested in the Town of Truxton at about 4:30 p.m. May 22.
The pair were arraigned May 23 through the Centralized Arraignment Process.
Lomax was released on her own recognizance, while Acevedo was remanded to the Cortland County Jail without bail.
Both defendants are scheduled to appear for additional proceedings in Truxton Court at 5:00 p.m. June 11.
