Pa. (WETM) – A man from Bronx, New York, was indicted yesterday on charges linked to multiple incidents of bank fraud and identity theft in Pennsylvania.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Jose Rodriguez, 62, was indicted on Tuesday, May 28, on the charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Rodriguez’s indictment alleges that he used false identification documents to withdraw and attempt to withdraw about $50,000 from customers at multiple banks throughout Tioga, Lycoming and Centre counties.
It is also alleged that he illegally had access to the identification of at least four bank customers in connection to the incident.
If found guilty of these charges, Rodriguez could face a maximum of 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release and a $1,000,000 fine for the bank fraud offense, and an additional two-year term in prison on the aggravated identity theft offense.
This incident was investigated by the United States Secret Service.
