Springfield woman indicted for bank fraud, identity theft

A 22-year-old Springfield woman was indicted yesterday for bank fraud involving stolen checks and identity theft, according to a news release from Beth Phillips, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

Rhiannon Green was charged in a 20-count indictment - 10 counts of bank fraud and 10 counts of aggravated identity theft - returned by by a federal grand jury in Springfield.

The indictment alleges that between April 17 and Aug. 6, Green stole checks that she later altered from Springfield-area business and residential mailboxes.

The indictment claims Green forged the mail theft victims' names and either used or attempted to use the checks to purchase electronic equipment such as computers and iPods at area businesses, later returning the goods for cash refunds. In order to pass the checks, she allegedly used counterfeit identification cards.

The indictment alleges that Green stole and forged at least 40 checks, defrauding banks of at least $9,927, with attempts made for at least another $3,136.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robyn McKee and was investigated by the Springfield Police Department, the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, the Republic Police Department, the Ozark Police Department, the Nixa Police Department, the Branson Police Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.[[In-content Ad]]