Gwinnett police on Wednesday released the photo of a woman they have been looking for in connection with a couple of incidents of forgery.
According to police, the woman deposited nearly $240,000 into an account using an alias, then withdrew most of it before the bank detected the forgery and shut down the account.
In the first incident, the woman went to a SunTrust bank branch near Peachtree Corners on Nov. 26, 2014, and deposited $140,000 into an account, Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera said Wednesday in an emailed statement. Days later, on Dec. 1, cameras at a SunTrust bank near Norcross captured the woman depositing $98,000 into an account, Pihera said.
“Once the checks cleared the bank,” Pihera said, “the suspect would make [withdrawals] from the account,” which was shut down on Dec. 3, 2014.
Though the incidents occurred nearly one year ago, the original police report was not filed until Sept. 10 and the case was just recently assigned to an investigator, she said.
Anyone with information about the woman is asked to call the police department’s electronic and financial crimes unit at 770-513-5300.
To remain anonymous, tipsters should call Crime Stoppers at 404 577-8477 or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.
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