Montgomery Township Police. Photo by James Short.
Police said Joseph Vito O’Hearn, of Agnes Avenue in Los Angeles, used forged documents at Citadel Credit Union before being caught
A Los Angeles, California man is facing felony forgery and misdemeanor possessing an instrument of crime charges after Montgomery Township Police said he attempted to open a bank account using fake identification documents at a Citadel Federal Credit Union branch on Bethlehem Pike.
Joseph Vito O’Hearn, 39, of the 6300 block of Agnes Avenue, Los Angeles, entered the bank around 2:50 p.m. Sept. 22 and presented a Georgia driver’s license and Social Security card bearing another person’s name, according to the criminal complaint.
A bank employee became suspicious and contacted police after the documents failed a fraud check through the institution’s verification system, police said.
O’Hearn also allegedly presented a PPL electric bill and a pay stub appearing to be from Elmwood Park Zoo, both of which were later determined to be counterfeit.
When questioned, O’Hearn allegedly identified himself by the false name shown on the Georgia license until officers ran the documents through state databases and confirmed his real identity.
O'Hearn is free on $10,000 unsecured bond and has a preliminary hearing Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
