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urrently holding the rank of Detective. Affiant Pero i currently assigned to the
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Irvestgations inte enenatments Detective sine February 2002, where his primary duties are those of conducting
Paecengations into criminal violations within the City of New London, CT. Furthermore, Affiant Pero has attended
ing courses relating to laws, arrest, and search and seizure. That Affiant Pero has conducted and assisted in
Investigations where his training and experience has,
renee nied ig and experience has been employed and resulted in the arrest and convictions of those
2. That on July 18, 2039, Sam Kumar the owner of United Check Cashing located at 256 South Frontage Rd. New
London, CT filed bad checks/larceny complaint with Detective Per. The incident tok pace at United Check Cashing
‘on May 24 and 25, 2019. The complainant stated that on the aforementioned dates two employees of the M&M Group
LLC came into the United Check cashing store and cashed thelr business pay checks. The checks were drawn on an
account at Coreplus Federal Credit Union with the business name listed as The M&M Group LLC 20 Jordan Drive
Norwich, CT. Mr. Kumar reported that Kyasha Goode cashed her check #1468 in the amount of $1,187.14. The following,
day Felipe Ecchavarria her coworker also came into the store and cashed check#1460 in the amount of $774.35, which
later resulted in a loss to the store of $1,961.49, plus fees. Mr. Kumar stated that he spoke with Michael Grillo the
company owner, but he was unable to get any satisfaction. Mr. Grillo informed Mr. Kumar that Coreplus Federal Credit
Union was informing him that payment was made for the checks in questions so Mr. Grillo felt that he was not liable.
‘Mr. Kumar stated that he called Mr. Grillo twice to discuss the issue and both times Grillo said he would call him back.
to discuss the matter but never did. Detective Pero did conduct a search for The M&M Group LLC via the State of
Connecticut Business registry. The business inquiry listed Michael Grillo 20 Jordan Dr Norwich, CT and Bryan Balczun as
the principal members. The agent summary listed Michael Grillo with the same address.
3. Mr. Kumar stated that the first time he attempted to deposit the aforementioned checks into his account they were
returned stamped non-sufficient funds. The second time he attempted to deposit them he got the reply that the
‘account was frozen/blocked. Mr. Kumar did send a registered letter to Michael Grillo the owner of the M&M group LLC
requesting payment. Mr. Kumar stated that Grillo has not made restitution. That after receiving the complaint
Detective Pero initially called and spoke with Mr. Grillo about the problems with the checks cashed by his employees.
Mr. Grillo explained that his bank is reporting that the payment forthe checks was completed out of his account.
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“The foregoing Application for an arrest warrant, and affidavit(s) attached to said Application, having been submitted to and
considered by the undersigned, the undersigned finds ftom said afidaits) that teres probable cause to beleve that
4n offense has been committed and that the accused committed it and, therefore, that probable cause exists for the
issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the above-named accused.
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