A Michigan woman has been sentenced to state prison for check fraud at a local bank.
Kimberly Diane Sutter, 55, of Marine City, Mich., was sentenced to one year and six months in prison last week after pleading no guilty in Sumter County Court to fraud and forgery charges.
The sentencing stems from a 2023 incident investigated by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in which Sutter attempted to cash a stolen check using a forged identification.
According to the arrest document, Sutter entered the United Southern Bank at 13609 U.S. Hwy. 441 on July 3, 2023, and submitted a fake check for $2,701. The check was made out to the victim whose identity Sutter had stolen.
To complete the transaction, Sutter provided a counterfeit Florida driver’s license with her own photograph but the victim’s personal information, such as her name, address, date of birth, and genuine driver’s license number, as well as a fabricated signature.
When a bank teller sought to authenticate the paperwork, Sutter quickly left the facility, leaving the bogus ID and falsified cheque behind. She did not succeed in acquiring any funding. The teller quickly contacted the victim, who confirmed she was not in the bank and did not recognize the woman attempting to pay the check.
Investigators eventually spoke with the person described as the check’s issuer, who verified the paperwork was false. The issuer stated that they had previously mailed a check to a physician outside of Sumter County, which was never received by the intended recipient.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office eventually detained Sutter on Aug. 9, 2023, for a similar bank fraud occurrence in their area, in which she utilized a bogus license featuring her photograph as well as the identity of another victim. At the time of her arrest, she had outstanding warrants from the United States Postal Inspection Service for identical incidents in numerous areas.
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