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A search of Woody Armand's apartment on Nov. 4, 2018, by U.S. Postal Service investigators and Bloomfield police turned up 37 decks of heroin, oxycodone, a handgun hidden behind a painting, debit cards that belonged to others as well as multiple checks. Armand was not the payer or the payee of the checks. About 1,000 blank checks and printing equipment were also found.
Investigators determined Armand was printing up the checks at his home and depositing them in accounts belonging to participants in the scheme. Money withdrawn against the checks would be split between Armand and the owners of the bank accounts, authorities said.
Armand has been found guilty of unlawful possession of a weapon, trafficking in personal information, forgery and unlawful possession of heroin and oxycodone.
Armand, who has a federal conviction for bank fraud and eight state convictions for offenses including credit card theft and conspiracy, faces the possibility of an extended sentence of 30 years, with 10 years' parole ineligibility, because of his criminal history.
Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 12.
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