East St. Louis, Ill. – Heather Harper, 38, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to thirty months
in prison on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in connection with her involvement in a conspiracy to commit
bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
In December 2020, Harper conspired with others to cash stolen checks and fraudulently obtain funds
from financial institutions using stolen IDs—including driver’s licenses—belonging to real
individuals living in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The scheme targeted banks located in
Southern Illinois and Missouri.

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