(Bedford, Iowa) – The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a felony fraud and forgery case. Authorities say a white male entered the State Savings Bank in Bedford claiming to be an employee for a construction company with a business check written to himself. The subject used a fake identification through another state to verify his identity and was given the money.

The suspect along with two unknown male accomplices traveled to Clearfield where they perpetrated the same crime at their State Savings Bank. The banks were able to determine the fraud and alerted Creston where they were stopped from cashing a third check.