Woman Who Defrauded Illinois Bank Using Fake Identity Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

East St. Louis, Ill. – Heather Harper, 38, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to thirty months in prison on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in connection with her involvement in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In December 2020, Harper conspired with others to cash stolen checks and fraudulently obtain funds from financial institutions using stolen IDs—including driver’s licenses—belonging to real individuals living in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The scheme targeted banks located in Southern Illinois and Missouri. To continue reading the rest of the article, please click on the source link below: justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/woman-who-defrauded-illinois-bank-using-fake-identity-sentenced-30-months-prison