WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Tuesday, Oct. 14 arrested Khalid M. Baylor, age 25, of Watertown, in connection with a fraudulent online ordering scheme targeting Hannaford Supermarkets. Baylor was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree and a scheme to defraud in the first degree, both felonies, the State Police […]
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Tuesday, Oct. 14 arrested Khalid M. Baylor, age 25, of Watertown, in connection with a fraudulent online ordering scheme targeting Hannaford Supermarkets.
Baylor was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree and a scheme to defraud in the first degree, both felonies, the State Police said in a release. He was issued an appearance ticket returnable to Jefferson County CAP Court on Nov. 3, at 5:30 p.m.
The arrest follows a months’-long investigation that began on June 6, when State Police received information regarding fraudulent purchases made through the Hannaford To Go online ordering system at the Hannaford store in the town of Watertown.
Investigators discovered that unknown individuals were accessing out-of-state customers’ Hannaford To Go accounts and linked credit-card information to place fraudulent orders for in-store pickup at the Watertown store.
These orders were then picked by people posing as legitimate customers, the State Police explained. Multiple incidents like this were reported by Hannaford staff, prompting an internal review and the decision to call in law enforcement.
Baylor was identified as one of the individuals responsible for picking up several of these fraudulent orders. The total value of the stolen merchandise attributed to Baylor totaled $1,468.30 over the course of several fraudulent transactions, per the State Police.
The investigation is ongoing.
