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PA: Woman Charged In A Multi-State Bank Fraud And Identity Theft Scheme

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Dissent

The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that an indictment was returned by a grand jury charging a New York woman with  bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Njeri Bowen, age 26, a resident of New York, defrauded a PNC Bank in State College and more than 25 PNC Bank customers of approximately $138,000.

According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, Bowen and her co-conspirators operated out of New York City and as part of the scheme, Bowen obtained PNC Bank customer names and account numbers.  Bowen traveled to PNC Bank branches located in several states, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia, and Alabama, where she impersonated bank account holders and made cash withdrawals from the customers’ accounts.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations.  All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

SOURCE: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Pennsylvania

So tell us…. how did she obtain the customers’ names and account numbers? 

Category: Financial SectorID TheftU.S.

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