Lisa Murillo, a 42-year-old Manhattan woman, is currently in Schuylkill County Prison facing a felony attempted theft charge. The incident began when police were called to the First National Bank in McAdoo on April 11 after a hold-up alarm was triggered. Murillo had deposited a fake U.S. Treasury check totaling $20,665 under a fake name and attempted to withdraw money from the account, which was flagged as fraudulent.
She had been given a fake ID, social security number, utility bills, and a cell phone by a man named “TiTi” who drove her from New York City to Pennsylvania to open the account. Murillo withdrew $5,000 from the First National Bank branch in Shillington before returning to NYC. The next day, they visited branches in Tannersville and Hazleton in an attempt to withdraw more cash. She managed to withdraw $5,000 from Tannersville but was unsuccessful at Hazleton.
When asked to provide her social security number at the Hazleton branch, Murillo panicked and provided the wrong number. The two then drove to McAdoo, where police were contacted and Murillo was arrested. She is currently being held in Schuylkill County Prison on $100,000 bail.
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