Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area have arrested three people from the East Coast on suspicion of identity theft in an alleged bank fraud case, including a woman who was reported missing several months ago.
The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the suspects were arrested following a monthslong investigation into fraud targeting multiple financial institutions. Detectives with the sheriff’s office said they identified at least five suspects who traveled nearly 3,000 miles from New York to Sonoma County and were involved in fraudulent bank withdrawals.
On Thursday, the detectives conducted surveillance on the suspects as they allegedly made fraudulent withdrawals at several banks in the Bay Area. Three suspects were arrested without incident.
The sheriff’s office identified the suspects as Carleen McGeachie, Richard Logan and Heaven Richards. McGeachie, Logan and…
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