Philadelphia Man Charged With Aggravated Identity Theft.

Terrence Williams, 31 of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by Indictment with Aggravated Identity Theft and thirteen counts of Bank Fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.  The indictment alleges that between February and June 2017, Mr. Williams repeatedly stole and altered checks and deposited or attempted to deposit those altered checks into various bank accounts.  The indictment additionally alleges that, in the course of perpetuating his bank fraud scheme, Mr. Williams possessed without permission the name and bank account numbers of a victim.

If convicted the defendant faces a potentially significant sentence of incarceration, including a mandatory minimum sentence of two years for the commission of Aggravated Identity Theft.

The case was investigated by the United States Department of State and the United States Postal Inspection Service, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Christopher J. Mannion.

An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation.  A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.