Groton woman accused of using fake ID to buy car in 2023
ELLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — State police say a Groton woman accused of purchasing a vehicle using fraudulent identification in 2023 was arrested last week.
Tracie Tarabek, 53, was arrested in Groton on Feb. 21. She was charged with first-degree larceny, first-degree identity theft, and third-degree forgery.
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The charges stem from 2023, when troopers were dispatched to a car dealership in Ellington, where the finance manager said he believed a woman used a fraudulent ID to obtain a vehicle. The transaction was made through a national bank, but the bank said the woman had failed to pay the loan two weeks later.
A COLLECT search of the license given to the dealership reportedly showed it was a valid license number, but the picture was different, state police said.
A few months later, troopers also learned a woman using the same fraudulent ID to withdraw funds in West Virginia was arrested. The woman was identified as Tarabek. She was arrested for unrelated criminal charges in West Virginia and held on a $50,000 bond through June of 2024.
With this evidence, state police obtained an arrest warrant and on Feb. 21, Groton police located and arrested her.
Tarabek was held on a $750,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Feb. 24.
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