A Bradford woman is facing 98 counts of access device fraud after allegedly trying to steal more than $11,000 from another person’s bank account.
Melissa A. Smith, 30, of Bradford, was arraigned Nov. 21 before District Judge William Todd on the charges, which are third-degree felonies.
According to Bradford City Police, they started investigating the theft of money from the alleged victim’s bank account on Sept. 15. Someone had used the person’s debit card 98 times for a total of $11,228.31.
“This made it a felony investigation based on the high dollar amount,” police stated.
Through the investigation, police learned that it was Smith who was using the card without authorization.
Smith was released on $20,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 9.
