#Westport CT–On May 1, 2017, the victim of this incident came to the Westport Police Department to file a fraud complaint. The victim stated his employee, Michael McCrorken, wrote fraudulent paychecks to himself from the business. The victim owns the company A Dash of Salt which is a catering company located at 971 Post Road East. The victim discovered digital copies of checks made out to McCrorken from his business which he did not authorize. All of the signatures on the checks made out to McCrorken were not the owner’s signature. Officer Taylor Field worked closely with the victim and Webster Bank and determined that 37 fraudulent checks were created and signed by McCrorken which totaled over $23,000.00. Officer Field submitted an arrest warrant to Norwalk Court for the arrest of McCrorken. On August 29, 2017, Westport Officers responded to the Adult Probation Office in Norwalk and took custody of McCrorken who had an appointment that day. McCrorken was transported to Westport Police Headquarters where he was processed for the Larceny and Forgery charges. He was held on a $25,000 bond.

(Westport Police Press Release)