What started as a transaction for wedding expenses turned into a felony fraud investigation when a woman tried to withdraw $9,500 from an account that wasn't hers. When officers asked for her real name, she doubled down on a fake identity that would lead her straight to a jail cell. Hi. How are you doing, man? I'm good. How are you? Good. You got an ID on you? What's going What's going on? Um can I talk to you outside real quick? Here's her ID. Want to talk to her Let me talk to her real quick. Okay. Okay. So, what So, what's going on? She withdrew a total of 9,500 last week. Okay. And this name here is the same on her ID as the same name on the account. Okay. And but that's not the name on the account? Yes, it is. Okay. But it's not her? Okay. So, on the 12th, Friday, she came in and withdrew 9,500 to deposit it into 9,500 on this account. Okay. Okay. Um apparently, sometime later that day, the real person went to the third branch in Illinois and said this is fraud. Okay. And so, that is fraud. And then, she came back in and now she's trying to on the same name trying to make a deposit in a different town. And then, the same account but on the same name. And we're assuming she's probably going to try to deposit this and then make a subsequent withdrawal. Cuz she's trying to deposit the money into a different account. >> Yeah, she So, she withdrew 9,500. Now, she was doing a smaller deposit of 4,500. So, that's what I'm I So, I'm trying to get um like a claim number for the um the the fraud claim that happened on the 12th in Chicago. But that That's what we have right now. And I guess I'm um I guess I'm going to have to computer to listen. Do you have a picture of the actual person? >> Yeah, yeah. Let me They made it sound like yesterday they were Do you have a picture of the actual person whose account it is? No. You don't know how she got here today. But you you were She walked from the north. But you definitely saw her walk from the north? Can Can we Want to get her rapid ID if that's a fake ID. Might be. Yeah. Yeah. Cuz it match it matches the name, right? Yeah. You got an ID on you, man? Uh exactly. Okay. Can you read it out for me? No, I won't. Okay. Well, we're working a a crime that's going on right now and we're looking for people in the area. So, that's why I'm asking you to identify yourself. Okay. I need you to identify yourself, okay? >> wasn't driving. I You're You're in a car where there's a crime. We're trying to figure out what's going on. So, that's why I'm asking you to identify yourself. I am. That's why I'm right here with you. >> I'm the suspect of the crime. >> I didn't say you were the suspect of the crime. I said you could be involved, though. >> I know I'm not, but I don't wish to identify myself. >> So, that's fine. But you're going to have to identify yourself or you're going to go to jail. Okay? All right. >> All right. Delta 13, copy a tag on the vehicle outside the bank here. Occupied. Is this car registered to you, sir? I don't know, sir. Okay. Are we good here, sir? No, no, we're not good. We're not good. We're going to figure out what's going on here because obviously there's a crime that's taking place and you're the one that's out here in the parking lot. >> I think your best interest is to talk to that guy with the navy. Uh-huh. Well, when I finish here, I'll go take care of him. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you for telling me how to do my job, sir. So, this is the story. She um she went in on the 12th and withdrew 9,500 two separate withdrawals to this account. That person has an Illinois ID. The person whose account it actually is went to this local branch in Illinois and She came back today trying to do some more transactions. But she has an Illinois ID with her name on it. So, It's a fake ID. Can we get a rapid ID? >> Yeah, I have a rapid ID. I just This guy's not willing to identify himself. He says that he's been inside. Do they Do the ladies know if they know this guy? Have you seen this guy? We have a gentleman in the parking lot that we think may be related just cuz he's in the parking lot and he's being real suspicious. He said he was in a black male. He's got a white t-shirt that has like a like wings or patterns on his shirt. Yeah, that's what he's saying. He's in a He's in a black Kia. Oh, no. He works here? Yes. Okay. Okay. That That guy works here. Okay. He's our general contractor. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Okay. Do you speak English? Yes, I speak English. Okay. I'm going to read this to you cuz I have some questions. You're not free to leave at the moment. All right. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney prior to or during any questioning. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed at county expense to represent you prior to any questions if you wish. You said anytime you exercise these rights and answer any questions or make any statements. You are saying the rights that I read apply to you? I'm I'm just confused on why this Well, are you saying that yes or no? >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Do you want Have you read your rights to mind? Do you want to answer questions or talk to me? I I I mean, I don't know. Like I said, I just came to do a deposit. Yes. Can I say yes or no first? I'm No? You don't want to answer any questions? No, I want to know what's going on. Well, then I need to Do you want to talk to me or you don't want to talk to me? I'll talk to you. Okay. So, yes? >> Yes. Okay. You So, you came here to deposit a check. Is the check in your name? Yeah. Well, it's a It was a money order. It was given to me. From where? Um I sold it I sold some stuff on eBay. Okay. >> And I picked it up from uh Western Union. You picked up your check up from Western Union here locally or where at? I don't remember exactly where it is. Do you know Was it Coral Springs or No, it was in um I'm not from around here, so I don't really know the towns. Where are you from? I'm from Chicago. Okay. Where Where are you exactly? How long have you been down in Minnesota? Just for a couple Since last week. I've been here last Wednesday. Okay. You moving here or are you visiting? >> I'm visiting my um I went to my family wedding. Where at? At the um in Bonita Springs. Okay. So, are you Are you staying close to here or Yeah, I'm staying close to here. Your friend Your friend and family live in Where does your family live at? Um they live in um They live in Miami and then they some in West Palm Beach. They live all over. Okay. So, what brought you to this bank specifically? That is not anywhere near the places you're staying. What do you mean places? What brought me to this bank Yeah, well, it was Well, I came here um last week. So, I just What day last week? Um Thursday or Friday. I can't remember what day exactly. Okay. Did you do the same thing? Did you deposit a check or Yeah. Yeah. Did you deposit or cash it or >> I withdrew. You withdrew money? >> I went to the I went to the wedding, so I needed cash. Oh, okay. Did you go to the ATM or No, I came in here and I saw a bank. Oh, okay. Ma'am, do you have a good phone number I can reach you at? I lost my I lost my This is my niece's phone. She said to give him I don't even know the number. What's your number? My number is uh 630. Um I don't know cuz I never called myself. Can't remember. When you checked one time through Illinois. Okay. So, I just want to verify This is what he said. Uh So, on January 12th, she came in, withdrew money from Alma Maria Ramirez's account of basically $9,500. And then, the real Alma, supposedly, went to her account, realized that she would have that money withdrawn from down here, flagged the account, and now she's back today. Alma opened a new account or she didn't? Opened up another account. Okay, but canceled this one. And then, she came in to deposit money into the old account. Okay. Alma, is this your real name? Okay. Cuz we're going to fingerprint you. And then, if it comes back to somebody else, you're going to be additionally charged. Okay? That That's the name. If this is not really who you are, we're going to add charge you for obstruction because you're giving me a false name. So, I need to know if this is actually you. Ma'am, okay, answer me. Is this your real name? Yes, sir. Answer me. Where is there something wrong with depositing into a bank? We'll get to that. I need to know if this Okay. Well, you're not free to go. So, we're going to fingerprint you and find out who you really are. >> You can't fingerprint me without arresting me. You're detained. You're detained. For what? Because There's suspicious activity on this account and we're finding out trying to figure out what's going on with it. So, you're not free to go, so do you want to Okay. Well, do you want to give me your real name or not? I'm not I'm not going to tell you anything. It doesn't matter. You don't have to. Okay. Or because You work He That That gentleman works for of I want to call my lawyer. Okay. you're not going to call anybody. I I I have Wait, wait, wait, wait. Oh, wait. Hold on. Too late. Ma'am. Wait. Wait. Wait. Hello. Okay, come on. You want to be this way? Okay, do not resist. Do not resist. Okay. When you pull away, yes, that's resisting. Well, hold on. Let me Let me loosen this up cuz you just Wait, wait, you're twisting your wrist. You tighten it up like you You tighten it up on yourself, so I said I don't want to go this route. Well, you you decided to go that route when I asked you what your real name is and then you're like, "Well, I don't want to consent to any of this." Well, you don't have a say so in whether you consent to anything. Because let me loosen this up so you can fix your wrist in this one. You twist it or not? I want a lawyer though. I I'm I'm confused. A lawyer does not happen right now, ma'am. Yeah. You get a court appointed attorney. So, why don't you twist your hands? Twist your hand. There you go, like that. Now Do you have weed on you? Do you have a medical marijuana card? I don't have weed on me. Do you have a medical marijuana card? I don't have any weed on me. When was the last time you smoked it? 1:08 I don't smoke that often. You smoke it. I don't know why. All right. Just like cigarettes, you know, when you smoke a small cigar or cigarette or whatever, it stays in your clothes and in your I have I smoked it earlier. Okay, so you just smoked the same thing as marijuana. No, I don't have weed on me. Um no. There's kids around me that smoke. You have no idea you're in here? No, I'm not in You have You haven't provided us with your with your real name yet. No, she hasn't. I need to know what's going on. I just told you. I don't have a cigarette. Okay. My rights. Okay. I need to call my lawyer. All right. There you go. I just What's your real name? The We're going to fingerprint you and we're going to find out what your real name All right, you want to do it the hard way? I don't know what's going on. I I told you you were just suspicious activity Okay, there's suspicious activity on on the account. So, need to figure out who you really are. Make sure you really are this Alma Ramirez. You turn around for You turn around for me, please? I'm sorry. I'm going to take your fingerprints. I need you to turn around. I'm not going to do it. I need to speak to my lawyer. >> You don't have You don't have to condone anything. >> I have rights. Yes, you're right, you're being detained. I have No, I'm not going to Okay, that's why we'll just charge you with it as well. I was going to I was going to charge and charge and charge and then when we get down to the uh I need to know what's going on. Well, we're trying to figure out who you are, ma'am. Okay, and then what? And then we can talk more from there. I can't address somebody I don't know who I'm speaking to. I need to speak with a lawyer. Okay, no problem. You can speak to a lawyer. Okay, so I need to speak to my lawyer. >> You have to identify yourself no matter what. It doesn't matter what's going on. Okay, I just need your I just need you to open up your right hand. Okay, ma'am, you understand every time I ask you to open your right hand, we're going to charge you with obstruction, okay? That's more and more charges that keep going. And then when you get down to BSO, they are going to fingerprint you by force and when they figure out who you are, we're going to charge you with that as well. Okay? I need to know what what what Okay, I think I think you understand what's going on. I I just need to fingerprint you so that I Okay, and once I figure out who you are, I can speak to you and actually tell you what the charges are. Okay? So, just give me your right hand. Just pull your finger out for me. Thank you very much. >> I want to just tell you who I am. Well, that works too, but I got to I got to verify it, okay? Just give me your right finger. That's all. See? Real simple. Sorry, I wasn't ready for that. Sorry. What You said you just needed Well, I need I need two, ma'am. It's not going to work with just one finger. Good. And what's your name? Just so I know who I am when it comes back and actually gives me your real name. You know this? Jessica Corpran. Jessica Corpran. Corpran. What? Corpran. What is it? Corpran. C O R P C O R P R A N? C O R P O R How many warrants do you have for you right now? All right, you're okay. I I might have one here in Florida. It's old, very old. I'm seeing one, that's why I'm asking. Yeah, it's very old. It's very old? Yeah. What were you doing in 2017? That's why I don't want to talk about it. For what liars? For lying. What do you What do you think should happen? What are you doing What are you here It's going to be safe for us to use your name. I was depositing. You were depositing a check? Yeah. Okay. And in your name? 729 E4th. And so who's the Who's the account? I'm just doing what I'm told. That's all. Okay, you're doing what you're told. Who was telling you to do it? Charlie Oscar Romeo Papa Oscar Romeo Alpha November. Well, they promised me something obviously, you know, so Okay, what did they promise? Money. Money. Money. Are they in the area? I already spoke to you about that. You can cancel the 297. That's a different person. I read her already. Oh, okay. So, you you understand your rights, right? You don't have to speak to us or anything like that. But now that we know who you are, the who you are, yeah. Obviously, those rights still you know, are still in effect, right? Now now they actually mean something cuz we can say to Jessica Corpran. You know what I mean? So, again, you you're You don't have to answer any questions or make any statements. You still got You still understand that, right? You guys are just forcing me to We didn't force you to do anything. Don't say that. That's We're not forcing you to do anything. We're We're just in here having a conversation with you. Okay. I didn't say anything wrong with What's that? Depositing. Yeah, yeah, no. You said you're depositing whatever it is that you're depositing. That's fine. Earlier you told me you were going to go to Western Union and got a check, right? And you came here to deposit it. Okay. Well, we You were here earlier or like you said you're also here last week. Earlier you told me that. What did you do last week? Okay. You want to answer any more questions? Answer any more questions for me? Jessica. Do you want to answer any more questions? No, no, I have no more. Okay, fair enough. All right. I'm going to have to take some personal stuff off you. Yeah. I'm going to uh un-handcuff this one arm so I can take this personal stuff off you. Nope, you cannot. Ma'am. Do you want to see if the Yeah, we'll FEMA will also weigh uh with that. Yeah, come out here. You want to? Yeah, I want to. I can ask you. All right, drink three. Okay, ma'am. Have a seat. Sorry, I have 380 in this in my bag. All right, take your time. That's fine, just take your time. It's probably easier to sit down first and then then slide in, okay? Seems to be the easiest way. There you go, yeah. Sit down first and then slide in. There you go. Good. Seatbelt you in. So, will I see a judge in the morning? Um probably. I'm not sure how it works down there, how long it'll take, but I would say probably so. The fingerprint scanner didn't lie. Alma was identified as 39-year-old Jessica Corpran. Her wedding plans were replaced with a trip to the BSO jail where she was booked on charges of grand theft, fraudulent impersonation, and criminal use of personal ID information. For her refusal to drop the act with officers, she also faced a charge of resisting without violence.