A career criminal from New York City with a multi-state criminal history has been extradited to Flagler County and is now facing charges after investigators say she used a Flagler County resident’s identity to make a series of fraudulent bank withdrawals totaling $13,500.
The Fraud
On August 6, 2025, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a fraud report from a local resident who discovered unauthorized cash withdrawals from their bank accounts and a fraudulent check that had been cashed using their name and account information. Detectives determined the fraudulent transactions included withdrawals of $8,500, $2,150, and $2,850.
The Investigation
With assistance from the FCSO Real Time Crime Center, detectives identified Nzinga Walker, 41, of New York, as the suspect shown on bank security camera footage making the fraudulent withdrawals in Ohio. Investigators used cellphone tracking data to trace Walker’s movements from New York to Columbus, Ohio, placing her in the area of both banks at the time the fraudulent transactions occurred.
On December 1, 2025, the Cary Police Department in Cary, North Carolina arrested Walker on a Flagler County fugitive warrant.
Extradition and Arrival
Following the signing of a Governor’s Warrant on February 24, Walker was extradited from North Carolina. She arrived at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on March 19 and is being held without bond.
She faces charges of criminal use of personal identification information and grand theft over $10,000.
Sheriff Rick Staly commented on the case. “This fugitive thought this was the movie ‘Catch Me If You Can.’ She thought she could forge documents, steal people’s identities, and steal people’s money and get away with it,” Staly said. “With the assistance of our partners across the country, we caught her, and now we are bringing her to justice in Flagler County.”
Walker’s criminal history spans five states and includes prior charges of drug possession, grand theft, forgery, and identity theft.
