Akiara Cree Deshields, 32, of Dover, Kent County, Delaware, United States is accused of fraudulently using an automated teller machine card that belongs to a man, 51, of Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. She allegedly forged a fictitious check in his name.
The name of the Millsboro man was not released. Whether or not he and Deshields knew each other has yet to be confirmed.
On July 14, 2023, a Delaware State Police trooper responded to a reported fraud in Georgetown, Sussex County. The trooper learned that the Millsboro man’s account at Fulton Bank had been fraudulently overdrawn and subject to closure.
An arrest warrant was issued for Deshields, who was identified as the suspect. On September 15, 2023, Georgetown Police Department officers arrested her.
Deshields was charged with identity theft, possession of instruments facilitating identity theft, second-degree forgery, unlawful use of payment card over $1,500, attempted theft by false pretense over $1,500, criminal impersonation and theft by false pretense under $1500. She was released on her own recognizance after being arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3 in Georgetown.
Operating as Fulton Bank, the Fulton Financial Corporation is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The company engages in five main businesses namely branch banking, commercial banking, consumer lending, investment advisors and mortgage services.
Fulton Bank offers more than 200 banking centers proving financial services not only in Pennsylvania and Delaware but also in other parts of the U.S. including Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. In 2019, the bank completed its consolidation of The Columbia Bank in Howard County, Maryland.
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