On Sunday, January 5, 2025, Detectives from the Eastern District Major Crime Squad arrested Katie Ann Barnaby (DOB: 11/04/1989), of Stafford, at her residence on the strength of an active arrest warrant. The warrant for Barnaby's arrest stemmed from a fraud scheme investigation where Barnaby allegedly accessed a customer's account and made revisions without authorization by secretly adding unauthorized phone and tablet lines to their AT&T account for commission.
Barnaby was transported to Troop C in Tolland and charged with the following violation:
C.G.S. 53a-254 - Computer Crime 3rd Degree
Barnaby was held on a $25,000 bond and was scheduled for arraignment at Rockville Superior Court on 01/06/2025.
Please see the attached arrest warrant application and criminal information summary; this case remains under investigation. Anyone who has or is currently experiencing suspicious billing activity associated with an AT&T account is asked to contact Detective Matthew Hogan #344 at 860-896-3236 or by email at matthew.hogan@ct.gov.
