ROME — A Utica woman is accused of using the NBT Bank in Rome to steal $4,000 through fraudulent money orders, according to the Rome Police Department.

Police said Nadia Irizarry, 37, opened a bank account at an NBT Bank branch in Utica in April, then went to the NBT in Rome to deposit four fraudulent money orders for $1,000 a piece. Before the bank discovered the fraud, police said Irizarry went to post offices in Vernon and Oneida and spent the $4,000.

The bank eventually discovered the issue and notified the authorities in May. Following an investigation, a Rome City Court summons was issued for Irizarry and she was taken into custody on Tuesday on four counts of offering a false instrument for filing. She is scheduled to appear in City Court.