Affidavit: Ex-mayor and former Enid bank officer took out $265K in loans in another man's name

ENID, Okla. — Search warrant affidavits filed Monday in an investigation of an ex-mayor and former Enid bank officer show one man's identity was stolen to secure two loans totaling $265,000.

Enid Police Department began investigating Ernst "Ernie" Currier on Sept. 5 after a report of an identity theft was made with the department, court records show.

Currier resigned his position as vice president of commercial lending at Security National Bank on Sept. 5.

At 12:14 p.m. Sept. 5, Enid Police Department received a report in reference to an identity theft at Security National Bank, where someone had taken out two loans for $125,000 and $140,000 in a man's name, according to the records. The man told police he received a call from SNB on Aug. 31 stating he had some delinquent farm equipment loans.

The man said he told the bank he never had a loan with that institution, according to the records. The bank confirmed the man's Social Security number, date of birth and phone number. The man told police the bank gave him an address for a post office box on South Cleveland. The man said he told the bank everything was correct except for the address.

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