Eleven people were indicted for stealing over $700,000 in a widespread identity theft scam, prosecutors said Thursday.
Alleged leader Chester Taylor, 30 and participant Marie Ferris, 50, pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Supreme Court to grand larceny, scheme to defraud and identity theft.
Members of the crew impersonated customers of Wells Fargo, Chase, Capital One and Key Bank, withdrawing cash using fake IDs and purchasing money orders from post offices, prosecutors said.
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The operation spanned at least ten states including New York, South Carolina, Texas, Maryland and Washington, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
“There are two hallmarks of the modern identity theft case: it intersects with traditional street crime, and it is no longer locally confined,” DA Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement.
Bail was set at $200,000 for Taylor and $100,000 for Ferris.
