A Cambridge man was arraigned Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court after allegedly stealing nearly $44,000 from Wells Fargo customers.
Angelo Alberto Riddell, 56, was arraigned on charges of larceny over $250, money laundering, receiving stolen property, and being a common and notorious thief. He was returned to the Commonwealth last weekend after allegedly fleeing the state, police say.
Bail was set at $100,000, and if posted, Riddell is ordered to check in with a probation officer weekly, not leaving the state without court permission and signing a waiver of rendition.
From January to March of 2014, the defendant allegedly stole the $44,000 from seven Wells Fargo bank customers by contacting the bank and requesting new ATM and debit cards claiming he had a changed his address, police say. Riddell would then use the cards to withdraw money at Cambridge-area ATMs.
Riddell was arrested by Cambridge police on March 5, 2014 and indicted on July 29, 2014.
Prior to his August 6, 2014 Superior Court arraignment, police say Riddell allegedly fled the state. He was located in Florida and held on a fugitive warrant, police say.
Riddell will appear in court again on Tuesday, Dec.29.
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