Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that David Gray, Jr., 42, of Buffalo, was arraigned on Friday morning before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller on an indictment charging him with two counts of Grand Larceny in Third Degree and two counts of Identity Theft in the First Degree (Class “D” felonies).
The defendant was the subject of fraud investigation. It is alleged that between March 1, 2024, and March 19, 2024, the defendant used the personal identifying information belonging to a married couple to initiate nine unauthorized withdrawals from their business and personal checking accounts. The defendant is accused of depositing a total of $45,000 in stolen money into his personal checking account at a local bank. The two out-of-state victims have since been reimbursed by their bank.
Gray is scheduled to return on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. for a pre-trial conference. He was held without bail.
If convicted of the highest charge, Gray, Jr., faces a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison.
DA Keane commends Detective Daniel Brinkerhoff of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and the financial institution’s fraud investigator for their work in this investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Christopher P. Jurusik of the Special Investigations and Prosecutions Bureau.
As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
