ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
An identity thief is on the run and Wells Fargo customers are his target, WFTV learned on Friday.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents told WFTV that Vernon Fenty stole at least seven identities and got as much as $100,000 from 16 different Wells Fargo banks, including Orlando, Maitland and Winter Park.
Fenty had a good run, and he was very brazen walking into banks, including one in Orlando, without a disguise.
But FDLE agents said Wells Fargo contacted them about Fenty and were able to identify him.
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Video shows a man believed to be Fenty walking into a South Florida bank with a smile as he walked up to the teller. Agents said he produced an I.D. showing his name as Gary Wilson, which is the name of a legitimate customer. Fenty then was able to withdraw $4,000 from the account.
“We don’t mind putting his picture out there because he’s a criminal,” said Danny Banks, FDLE assistant special agent-in-charge.
Investigators said the Kissimmee resident hit Wells Fargo banks all across the state, including three banks in Orange County.
In a four-month period, Fenty is charged with taking more than $77,000, but Banks said the amount is likely much higher.
“At the end of the day, we think there’s a strong possibility he took well over $100,000 from individuals all throughout Central Florida,” Banks said.
Fenty was arrested in Davenport, carrying a fake I.D. last September.
Since then, investigators said they have worked with Wells Fargo to link him to least 16 cases where he got away with cash.
“As dishonest as holding it up with a gun, they ought to put him in jail if they can find him,” said customer Roy Reid.
WFTV was told Wells Fargo restored all of the money back into the victims’ accounts.
Fenty bonded out of jail from the Davenport arrest, but now has a warrant out for his arrest for all the other crimes, agents said.
