A New York City man has been jailed on allegations he attempted to commit fraud a Bristol Township financial institution.
Bristol Township police were dispatched earlier this month to the TD Bank at the corner of South Oxford Valley Road and New Falls Road for a report of a man who tried to open a debit card in someone else’s name, according to court papers.
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Robert F. Ball, 47, of Bronx County in New York City, was detained as he walked away from the bank, police said.
An investigation uncovered that Ball attempted to deposit a check worth $6,441,75 that was issued in someone else’s name. A teller noted that the man named did not have an active account with TD Bank and the situation seemed “odd,” police said.
Police said bank staff made a call and found out the check was not authorized.
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Ball went to the bank manager and said he needed to open an account for a debit card. He gave the manager a New Jersey driver’s license, which appeared to be linked to an attorney, police said.
The bank manager asked Ball what type of law he practiced. He then got up and walked out of the bank, leaving the fake driver’s license behind, police said.
Ball was found with three fraudulent driver’s license cards and several credit cards under different names, according to court papers.
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Ball was arraigned by District Judge Joseph Falcone on charges of forgery, access device is counterfeit, altered, or incomplete, attempted theft, bad checks, identity theft, and possession of an access device that is knowingly counterfeit. He was held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $200,000.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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