BRONX MAN CHARGED WITH FORGERY AND OTHER CRIMES
FOLLOWING A 3-MONTH JOINT UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION BY THE
BRONX D.A.’S OFFICE AND THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that a 47-year-old Bronx man has been arrested in connection with a “mom and pop” style counterfeit currency operation which he allegedly ran in his apartment.

Steven McCray, of 1251 Webster Avenue, the Bronx, was charged with one count of Forgery in the 1st degree, one count of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 1st degree, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd degree. All of those crimes are Class C felony offenses punishable by a maximum sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment on each count. McCray was also charged with two misdemeanor counts under the New York City Administrative Code involving the possession of an electronic stun gun and the possession of scanners used to decode transmissions by the New York City Police Department. The defendant was arraigned before Criminal Court Judge Gilbert Hong, who set bail at $150,000 bond or $75,000 cash.

McGray was taken into custody when Bronx District Attorney Detective Investigators and agents from the U.S. Secret Service executed arrest and search warrants at the defendant’s residence. Investigators recovered a computer, printer and scanner used to manufacture counterfeit currency as well as two police scanners, a stun gun, a .25-caliber automatic pistol, an AR-15 Assault Rifle, a quantity of ammunition and approximately $2,500 in counterfeit $20 dollar bills.

The arrest was the result of information developed by the Bronx District Attorney’s Detective Investigators.

Mr. Johnson thanked the U.S. Secret Service for its assistance in the undercover investigation. He also thanked members of his staff for their work in developing this case: Chief Detective Investigator Stephen Nasta, Deputy Chief Frank Viggiano, Lieutenant Rocco Galasso, and Senior Detective Investigators John Wall, Vincent Cantarella, Anthony Rambazis, Joseph Iodice, Lawrence Hinrichs and Stanley Schiffman, as well as Assistant District Attorney Thomas Leahy, Chief of the Rackets Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Robert Caliendo, who is prosecuting the case.