Men Accused of Trying to Scam Thousands of Dollars From Maine Bank Accounts

Three New York Men busted with False Identities After Fraud Scheme Targeting Banks in Wiscasset and Boothbay Harbor

The Brunswick Police Department arrested three New York men on Friday after they were allegedly found with false identities during an investigation into attempted fraud at banks in Wiscasset and Boothbay Harbor. [RELATED: Attempted Bank Fraud in Houlton Leads to Cross-Border Chase Into Canada Involving Canadian Mounted Police…] At around 1:30 p.m., the Wiscasset Police [...] The post Three New York Men busted with False Identities After Fraud Sc…

3 New York men accused of using fake military ID in Maine bank fraud scheme

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 imperson…

Men accused of trying to scam thousands of dollars from Maine bank accounts

Police say the men had numerous fake IDs and documents, including passports and military IDs

Three arrested in Midcoast bank fraud attempts

Three people from New York were arrested after police say they attempted to withdraw thousands using fraudulent identification at Midcoast banks.

3 Brooklyn, New York men arrested on fraud charges

On Jan. 16, at around 1:30 p.m., the Wiscasset Police Department responded to First National Bank in Wiscasset regarding attempted fraud. A male suspect impersonated a customer using the customer's information on a fraudulent military identification card. They attempted to withdraw $6,700 from the victim’s account. The suspect failed to answer security questions and left the bank on foot. He was described as wearing a white leather jacket, using…