S. Strabane man indicted in alleged deposit-and-withdrawal scheme
A South Strabane Township man faces a federal charge of conspiring to commit bank fraud based on his alleged involvement in a scheme to bilk two credit unions through deposits and withdrawals at local ATMs.
A grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday against Solomon Chambers Sr., 50, over transactions that allegedly took place between July 14 and July 23, 2016.
Federal prosecutors allege Chambers and others deposited nonsufficient-funds checks into accounts at Members 1st Federal Credit Union and Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union.
They then allegedly used ATMs in Washington County to withdraw cash or made point-of-sale purchases to overdraw the accounts.
Chambers’ attorney, James Paulick, declined to discuss the case Wednesday.
“Because everything is pending, I can’t really offer any comment at this time,” Paulick said.