Three New York men are accused of using a fake military identification card in a Maine bank fraud scheme.
George Mendez, 66, Miguel Molinar, 35, and Leigh Jackson, 34, all from Brooklyn, New York, have been charged with theft by deception, misuse of identification and criminal conspiracy, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Those charges come after one of the men entered First National Bank in Wiscasset, where he allegedly impersonated a customer using that person’s information on a fake military ID about 1:30 p.m. Friday. He allegedly tried to withdraw $6,700, but after failing to answer security questions, left the bank.
Police learned the same suspect had attempted a similar transaction at a bank in Boothbay Harbor 30 minutes earlier.
The suspect was spotted not long after entering a black SUV near a Brunswick bank. When police stopped the vehicle, officers found the three men had fake IDs, including passports, military ID cards and state driver’s licenses, as well as notes with sensitive customer information, the sheriff’s office said Monday.
Police believe there may be other victims.
The trio is being held on $10,000 bail at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.