PRECAUTION. THOUGH BOTH STUDENTS APPEAR TO BE FINE, STATE POLICE CHARGED TWO PEOPLE FROM NEW YORK AFTER THEY SAY THEY CONSPIRED TO COMMIT BANK FRAUD. STATE POLICE PULLED OVER 30 FIVE-YEAR-OLD, ELIJAH ELLINGTON AND 46 YEAR-OLD STACEY THÉRIAULT ON INTERSTATE 78, IN SWATARA TOWNSHIP, LEBANON COUNTY, LAST THURSDAY. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY HAD THREE FAKE IDS, THREE FRAUDULENT DEBIT CARDS A

New York pair charged with bank fraud in Lebanon County, police say

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Updated: 8:33 PM EDT Mar 10, 2026

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The Pennsylvania State Police charged Elijah Ellington, 35, and Stacey Theriault, 46, from New York, with conspiring to commit bank fraud after they were pulled over on Interstate 78 in Swatara Township, Lebanon County, last Thursday.Investigators said the pair had:3 fake IDs3 fraudulent debit cards29 checks stolen from the mailTroopers also said they found drugs in the vehicle.

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. —

The Pennsylvania State Police charged Elijah Ellington, 35, and Stacey Theriault, 46, from New York, with conspiring to commit bank fraud after they were pulled over on Interstate 78 in Swatara Township, Lebanon County, last Thursday.

Investigators said the pair had:

3 fake IDs3 fraudulent debit cards29 checks stolen from the mail

Troopers also said they found drugs in the vehicle.