College Station Police responded to a call at MidSouth Bank located at 1912 Texas Avenue South around 4:15pm on Friday for reports of a fraud in progress.
55-year-old Jose Ricardo Cordova, of Houston, attempted to withdraw $35,000 from the bank using another person’s identity.
Arrest records say Cordova presented employees with the account information and a fake Louisiana driver’s license for the account holder, attempting to withdraw $35,000 from the account.
Bank employees were suspicious and contacted the account holder. The account holder confirmed that he was not at the bank and had not authorized the $35,000 withdrawal.
Cordova initially continued to identify himself as the person on the fictious license, but eventually admitted his real name.
Cordova was charged with Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information and Failure to Identify as a Fugitive. He also had a warrant out of Harris County for Theft $2,500-$30,000. He remains jailed on $28,000 bond.
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