Oklahoma man indicted for alleged string of frauds involving banks, credit unions in Nebraska, Kansa

Oklahoma man indicted for alleged string of frauds involving banks, credit unions in Nebraska, Kansas

A grand jury has federally indicted an Oklahoma man for an alleged fraud involving a prepaid debit card scam that hit a half-dozen credit unions and a bank in Nebraska and Kansas.

Sherman L. Clemons, 35, of Oklahoma City, got away with $25,000 in the three-month spree and tried, but failed, to take $22,000 more before he was arrested and charged in state court in Seward County, according to the indictment filed late last week.

Now, Clemons faces seven federal charges, too, including conspiracy to commit fraud, bank fraud and four counts of credit union fraud.

In the indictment, Assistant U.S. Attorney Russell Mayer said between Sept. 1 and Dec. 11, Clemons used false names, entered various financial institutions and presented insufficiently funded Green Dot Visa prepaid debit cards and counterfeit driver's licenses or ID cards to credit union and bank employees.

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