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TRENTON
– Attorney General Anne Milgram and
Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw
announced that a former South Jersey bank
employee was indicted today for allegedly
providing personal information of bank customers
to individuals who used the information
to steal the customers’ identities.
Two men were also charged.
According
to Director Paw, , 22, of
Hammonton, a former loan services representative
for Commerce Bank in Mt. Laurel; her boyfriend,
William Roman, 21, of Galloway; and Anthony
Wood, aka Anthony M. Bickerstaff, 44, of
Philadelphia, were each charged with conspiracy,
computer criminal activity and identity
theft, all in the second degree.
The
state grand jury indictment alleges that
between March 1 and Oct. 30, 2007,
used her position to access at least 240
bank documents with customer information
– including loan information and account
numbers – printed them out, and unlawfully
provided them to Wood.
It
is charged that on two occasions,
provided the documents to Roman, who then
provided them to Wood. For his involvement,
Roman was allegedly paid $250.
As
a result, the defendants allegedly stole
the identities of at least five victims.
It is alleged that by accessing the information
and using the identities, the defendants
obtained more than $100,000 in merchandise
or services to which they were not entitled.
As
part of the investigation, Wood was arrested
by the New Jersey State Police on Feb. 26.
He was released from the Burlington County
Jail on $100,000 bail.
The
investigation was coordinated by the New
Jersey State Police and Deputy Attorney
General Mark Murtha. Murtha presented the
case to the state grand jury.
The
indictment is merely an accusation and the
defendants are presumed innocent until proven
guilty.
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