Dwayne Corday Henry, 34, of Chicago, is accused of tricking two men into depositing invalid money orders and giving him cash during separate incidents at Gary ATMs.
According to court documents, the incidents occurred nine days apart in April and involved the same alleged story, similar clothing and two Chase Bank ATMs.
During the most recent incident, a man went to a Chase ATM on Broadway around 7 p.m. April 20 to withdraw cash. He told investigators he was approached by a man with dreadlocks wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and light-colored pants.
The man allegedly said he was having problems with his bank account and asked the victim to deposit a money order before withdrawing the cash for him.
The victim said he was initially unsure but found the man convincing. He called a Chase Bank representative and was reportedly assured that depositing another person’s money order would not affect his account.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the victim deposited a money order for $785.28 and withdrew $780 from his account. He handed the cash to the man, who left in a gray Chevrolet Equinox.
Several days later, the victim received a notification that the money order was invalid and that his account was $780 overdrawn.
Investigators obtained ATM footage and allegedly recognized the same man from a similar incident that occurred April 11 at a Chase ATM on Richard Gordon Hatcher Boulevard.
During that incident, another man told police he was approached inside an Aldi store by someone claiming his family was starving and his bank account had a negative balance.
The man allegedly asked the victim to deposit a money order into his account and withdraw the cash for him. He offered to pay the victim $20 for helping.
“I thought I was doing a good deed by looking out for a brother,” the victim told investigators, according to the affidavit.
The victim deposited a money order for $595.40. After the ATM displayed the increased account balance, he withdrew approximately $590 and handed it to the man. The man then gave him $20 for his assistance.
Approximately three business days later, the money order was returned as invalid and Chase deducted the money from the victim’s account. The victim said the bank allowed him to keep the account open but did not refund the money he lost.
According to court documents, ATM footage from both incidents showed a similarly dressed man with dreadlocks wearing the same gray hooded sweatshirt.
Investigators took footage from the April 11 incident to the Gary Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center. Facial-recognition software reportedly produced a possible match, which investigators compared with social media photographs, identification records and booking photographs.
Court documents state that Henry has a previous conviction for Theft by Deception from June 8, 2023, in DuPage County Circuit Court in Wheaton, Illinois.
Lodged on the Lake County Jail on August 21,2026.
Charges filed August 19, 2026, involving the April 20 incident:
Fraud – Level 6 felony
Theft – Value Between $750 and $50,000, Level 6 felony
Pending charges filed July 14, 2026, involving the April 11 incident:
Fraud -Level 6 felony
Theft With a Prior Theft or Conversion Conviction, Level 6 felony
