BOCA RATON – Boca Raton police charged two people July 10 in connection with an alleged fraud incident at the Chase Bank at 714 West Yamato Road.
Public Information Officer Sandra Boonenberg said Maria Purgavie, 23, of Boca Raton and Jason Moore, 27, of Lauderhill, were charged with uttering a forged document, organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, identity theft, theft of a driver’s license and social security card. Moore was additionally charged with theft of a tag.
Officers responded to the bank about 10:30 a.m. after receiving a report that a woman driving a gray Toyota was stopped in the drive-through lane. A teller said the woman, who was wearing a white shirt and blonde wig, was impersonating a customer and was attempting to withdraw several thousand dollars.
Boonenberg said the teller was alerted to the fraud when the identification presented by the suspect did not match her appearance. The teller also realized the customer was on vacation and her identity had been stolen several months ago.
Before officers arrived, the suspect left, heading east on Yamato Road. Officers were able to stop the vehicle before it entered I-95, said Boonenberg. The driver was identified as Maria Purgavie and officers located Jason Moore in the rear seat, she said.
Witnesses at the bank identified the female. As a result, Boonenberg said, officers arrested Purgavie and Moore.