Five Arrested For Faking Community Service Letters of Completion

Five Hudson Valley residents were arrested for allegedly submitting letters that falsely stated they completed their required community service.

Stephanie Cumberbatch, 24, of Haverstraw, 22-year-old Maria Pagliaroli, of Blauvelt, Brandi Bourguignon and Keesha Civil, both 19-years-old from Spring Valley, and 22-year-old Shaquille Craddock, of New Hempstead, were all charged with 2nd-degree forgery, and 2nd-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, felonies.

According to the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, Pagliaroli submitted a letter to the court, on Tappan Zee High School letterhead, stating she performed 24 hours of community service with the Tappan Zee High School Football Team. An investigation revealed that the supposed signatory of the letter does not work for the Tappan Zee High School Athletic Department.

Bourguignon and Civil submitted letters to the court from the Tropical Restaurant and the United Methodist Church of Spring Valley, stating they performed community service hours. The investigation revealed that the supposed signatory of the letter to The Tropical Restaurant does not work for that establishment. The letter stating the defendants completed community service work there was not generated by the Church.

Cumberbatch submitted a letter to the court stating she performed fifty hours of community service with The Tappan Zee Thrift Shop, Inc. An investigation revealed that the letter was a fake. There is no record the defendant completing community service hours with The Tappan Zee Thrift Shop, Inc.

Craddock submitted a letter to the court, on The Salvation Army letterhead, stating he performed 25 hours of community service with the Spring Valley branch of The Salvation Army. An investigation revealed that the letter was a forgery.