{"id":40873,"date":"2025-11-21T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/40873\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:27:09","slug":"man-used-fraudulent-id-to-open-account-in-palmer-township-bank-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/40873\/","title":{"rendered":"Man used fraudulent ID to open account in Palmer Township bank, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/easton\/\" title=\"Navigate to Easton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Easton<\/a>Updated: Nov. 21, 2025, 1:01 p.m.|Published: Nov. 21, 2025, 1:01 p.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"TD Bank\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VNIIG4MLAZBRFIMIQVUAFZ4FTA.jpg\"  \/>TD Bank. Associated Press photo.ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UGKQJCJBHJDGVBVK4YICEIBUR4\">A man used a fraudulent New York driver\u2019s license to try to open an account at a Palmer Township bank, <a href=\"https:\/\/northampton.crimewatchpa.com\/palmertwppd\/44270\/arrests\/tolbert-william-otto-18-4120-identity-theft-f3-1-count-and-1-additional-charge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/northampton.crimewatchpa.com\/palmertwppd\/44270\/arrests\/tolbert-william-otto-18-4120-identity-theft-f3-1-count-and-1-additional-charge\">police say<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DXYKEW4EFFC5VKY5NWMJAIURNY\">William Otto Tolbert, 59, of Dunkirk, New York, allegedly tried to open the account at 5:19 p.m. Thursday at TD Bank on Park Avenue, <a href=\"https:\/\/northampton.crimewatchpa.com\/palmertwppd\/44270\/arrests\/tolbert-william-otto-18-4120-identity-theft-f3-1-count-and-1-additional-charge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/northampton.crimewatchpa.com\/palmertwppd\/44270\/arrests\/tolbert-william-otto-18-4120-identity-theft-f3-1-count-and-1-additional-charge\">according to a news release from Palmer Township police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AMA4LYFLTNDLTPP3YVVQZQZKDA\">Tolbert was sent to county prison in lieu of $10,000 bail. He could not be reached for comment and it\u2019s unclear whether he has retained an attorney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"I2Z25PO2TRE5XK5FEUPDI3L3KM\">Tolbert is charged with identity theft and possession of an instrument of crime.<\/p>\n<p>Rudy Miller is a supervising reporter for lehighvalleylive.com. He has published award-winning, in-depth investigations on public housing, problem-solving courts and recovery from drug addiction. Rudy covers&#8230; more<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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