A Manhattan man who posed as a fire official and charged several businesses for fake inspections and collected fines has been arrested, Nassau County police said.
Michael Carrion, 57, is charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, second-degree scheme to defraud, four counts of second-degree criminal impersonation and four counts of petit larceny, police said in a statement.
Between February 2020 and last August, Carrion visited businesses in Rockville Centre, New Hyde Park, Great Neck and Valley Stream and fraudulently identified himself as a fire marshal, firefighter or fire investigator to conduct inspections, police said. He then collected payment for the inspections and fines he imposed, netting more than $3,200, officials said.
Members of the First, Third, Fifth and Sixth squads conducted a joint investigation to identify Carrion and he was arrested without incident, police said.
He is set to be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
Police ask anyone who may have been a victim of this fraud to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS or 911.
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