Email Scam Allegedly Took Over $100K From Connecticut Business

OXFORD, CT — A 70-year-old Georgia man has been arrested after state police say he was involved in a scam that cost an Oxford business more than $100,000.

Daniel S. Boenke, of Gainesville, Georgia, was extradited to Connecticut on Feb. 4 and charged with first-degree larceny, according to Connecticut State Police. His bond was set at $125,000, and he was scheduled to appear in Derby Superior Court the following day.

Police said the case began in September 2025, when Walz and Krenzer Inc., a manufacturing company on Willenbrock Road in Oxford, reported it had been tricked into sending money to the wrong bank account.

According to investigators, the company received an email that appeared to come from one of its vendors, claiming the vendor had changed its banking information. The email instructed the company to send payment using a wire transfer instead of a check. After the money was sent, the company’s bank flagged the transaction as suspicious, and it was later discovered the email was fake.

State police said the money was deposited into a bank account in Georgia linked to a business allegedly controlled by Boenke. Investigators say bank records, surveillance video, and phone data show Boenke withdrew large amounts of cash from multiple bank branches in Georgia in the days that followed.

Because of the large amount of money involved, the case was handled by the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad. The charge remains pending in court.