On August 8th, 2025, deputies were dispatched to a bank in reference to a reported fraud incident. >> All right, so a teller affidavit and an check that this guy presented, but I guess this kind of runs deeper. Usually, it's just like someone running into a scam, but I guess this guy's actually like stolen the identity of another individual. Um, my loss prevention manager wanted me to call her while you guys are here, so let me call her real quick. Do you have any information on this guy? >> She's going to have everything for you. >> Okay. >> I guess she does know like his true identity. I guess they have to use facial recognition or something to track them down, but I'll let her kind of get into all that. I don't really know much more than that. >> But when he presented this last night, I was like, "Yeah, we're holding that." That's probably fake. >> He just opened his account six days ago. in the red by a dollar when he deposited his million dollar trucks. >> He's 97 jail mile. >> Were you here when he came in? >> Yeah, last night. >> Was he wearing anything covering his legs? >> It didn't. >> Um he was wearing a hat and sunglasses sunglasses. >> Yes. >> Were you able to um provide them with the image of the check? >> Um they have I thought I was giving them the actual check. >> Yeah, you can give it to them. >> Okay. Yeah. So, we have the check and they have a color application. >> Perfect. Um, do they have any questions for me as to the situation? >> They were asking me if we have any information on this individual that walked in. So, I'm just going to move my phone over to the deputy here. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, this is Tiffany. >> Hi, Tiffany. Deputy CLman. >> Hi. Um, so we did run um facial recognition on this individual. We were able to confirm his identity. Okay. >> Trent for your record. >> That's perfect. >> Looks like he's down in Miami. Um, one second. I was trying to find here. >> Is this your guys's first run in with him? >> Yes, sir. First run in with him. Never seen a guy before. He just thought he was going to come in and he established his business I believe on 6:18 of 2025. It was registered on Sundays at that time. Um, and [clears throat] then he just established the business account here. I'm not even sure if this is a real business. Not even I guarantee you this is not a not a valid check. Um, we're not able to confirm it or not either way, but we definitely know for sure that this is identity theft. >> Okay. Um, so you said 61825 he opened an account. >> Uh, he opened the account here on Now that was when he uh registered the business on Sundays. He established the account here on and I'll give you that date. >> August 1st, 2025. >> Okay. >> In Hane City, Florida. >> In Hane City. So, he opens the account with his driver's license is [snorts] excuse me, is Miami and then uh >> the driver's license is Washington. >> Oh jeez. Okay. I can actually give you an image of that driver's license that we have on file. >> Yeah. So that's a fraudulent >> Oh, I see. I see. >> Okay. So Mark Anthony Taylor says fraudulent >> No, Mark Anthony Taylor. Can you respond? >> Okay. >> I just want to make sure my notes are >> Yeah. Greg Svin Cooper is the identity theft name that he used to establish the account. >> Okay. And so Greg Cooper's address is this Miami Beach address, >> correct? Well, no. Greg Cooper's address. >> Okay. >> The Miami address is of the actual individual >> true identity. >> Okay. I just I got a bunch of notes. I just want to make sure I keep them straight. [laughter] >> You're right. >> Yeah. This guy is giving us the runaround. >> Grab the copy of that. >> Perfect. Awesome. Yeah, that seems like all the information that I need. Um, >> can I get the direct line so that you can call me if you have any additional questions? >> Yes, please. Let me know if you need anything else. >> Thank you. >> Bye-bye. [clears throat] >> Bye. >> On August 15th, 2025, deputies were dispatched to the same bank after the suspect returned. While on route, dispatch advised that the suspect had already left the business and was walking southbound through the Speedway gas station parking lot. Out here. Out here now. >> Outside. >> What? Hold up. I didn't do anything. >> Get on the ground. >> Why? >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything. >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything. >> Get on the ground. >> What do you >> Inside, Speedway? >> On the ground. On the ground. I'll pop you. >> I'mma light you up, buddy. I'm telling you. >> What do you mean? >> You move. I'm going light you up. >> What? Light up, sir. I didn't >> get on the ground. >> For what? >> Get on the ground. I told you why. >> No, I didn't. >> Get on the ground. >> I want to know. Why are you What? What? What? >> Get on the ground now. >> What did I do? >> Get on the ground, >> sir. I didn't do anything. >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything. >> Get on the ground. Get down. You go get lit up. >> I didn't do anything. Why are you >> You hear me? Minute you move, you get popped. >> Why are you going to pop me? I didn't >> You move and you get popped. Go to that door. >> I don't understand what you >> get on the ground. >> I don't What did I do, sir? >> The bank. You know what I'm talking about. Get on the ground. >> What about it? >> Get on the ground. I don't know what you're saying about that. >> Get literally on the ground. >> I'm literally coming here to get a a cigarette. Go back. >> Get on the ground. >> What's going on? >> Get on the ground. >> I don't understand what's going on. So, you're not telling me what's going on. Get on the ground. >> You're just coming up to me. >> I'm telling you to get on the ground. That's what I'm telling you. You're not doing it. >> Huh? >> You're getting on the ground or I'm going to pop. >> But I didn't do anything. >> Get on the ground. [music] >> Get on the ground. >> But sir, I don't know what you're talking about. I know. >> Get on the ground. The second you move, you're getting popped. You understand that? >> Okay. I'm you. >> Do you understand that? >> But sir, what do you I don't even understand. >> Sir, move out the way. >> I don't understand what you're even What's going on? >> I just told you what's going on. The bank. Get on the ground. >> Okay. [laughter] What about the bank? >> You know what? I have no idea. >> What's your name? >> I have no clue. Greg, what are you talking about? >> Your name's not Greg Cooper. Get on the ground. >> I have no idea what you're talking about. >> Get on the ground, >> sir. I have no idea what you're talking about. >> Get on the ground. >> And I fear. >> Get on the ground. >> Why are you like >> I don't care. Get on the ground. I don't care that you're scared. Get on the ground. >> I don't do anything. So, why? >> Get on the ground. >> I have no idea why you didn't do anything. >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything, sir. >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything. >> I didn't do anything. Are you recording? I didn't do anything. >> I didn't do anything. >> Okay. Changed. Need another sub. >> Listen, I'm going to roll you on your side. I want you to tuck your legs so we can sit you up. >> Yes, sir. >> Ready? We're going to just sit you up to grab this. >> Okay. Ready? If you want to use your leg, we're going to push you. Ready? 1 2 3 ID there's an IV on the right pretty extra. >> All right, man. I'm going to read you your rights. Okay, so just listen. 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 talk to a lawyer and have them present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand those rights? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, what's going on here? >> Can I ask what am I being charged for >> right now? You you resisted us cuz we detained you based off of what was going on at the bank. >> I didn't resist anything. I didn't resist anybody. As far as the sergeant was giving you commands to stop and you didn't listen. >> I didn't I didn't understand why I was even being I didn't understand why I was even being you know pursued. >> Tell me what happened with the check. >> Um I'm not sure sir. Just a normal guy. Like I said a normal guy. I don't know what may or may have been the case with anything. So I have no idea what's going on. Zach, can you >> You're telling me you don't you never tried to deposit a check or anything >> a while back >> under the name Greg Cooper? >> Is that your Is that your actual name, Greg Cooper? >> Um, like I said, sir, I have no idea what's going I just want to know why I was being, you know, detained. >> Right now, you're you're being detained for resisting. I'm trying to figure out what's going on. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Just do me a favor. swinging. You're not under arrest at this time. We'll let you know what happen. >> Hello, >> Mark. My name is Jason. I'm deputy CL County Sheriff's Office. So, I'm the one who originally took the report at Mid Florida Bank when you came up here uh beginning of August. Uh you have that business account, Cooper Legacy Builders. Um you had that $1 million check. And so, I'm I'm I'm the one who went to the bank. I IDed you. We saw you on camera. the bank IDed you, that Washington driver's license that you have and everything. So, the reason that I'm talking to you right now is is I just want I just want to know what why why were you doing that? Like, >> do you need the money? Are you in trouble in any way? I mean, a million dollars is a lot of money. >> I'm sorry. >> I don't [clears throat] I can't really say too much. >> Can't say too much. I mean, do you do you owe people money? Oh, >> I just I personally I've never seen a check that big. So, I just I just want to know what you're going you're swinging for the fence first time. Just want to make sure you're not in any trouble or you don't caught up with the wrong people. I can't You got to speak up a little bit. >> I just I I don't I don't >> Yeah, you can just talk to me. Just just tell me tell me why you came up here with uh with a million dollar check and tried to deposit it. And I mean there's there's got to be a reason for it. I I understand being in trouble financially, right? I I do. Believe it or not, I've I've had my fair share of ups and downs and I've needed money in certain situations. So, I just want to make sure that everything, you know, wherever you're from is is okay. There's not going to be people looking for you. You're not >> I hope not. >> You hope not. What about Greg Cooper? What's that name to you? >> You're not sure how you got that name or anything like that? >> Well, let me start by asking you this. Have you been up this way before? Are you from this area? >> Florida. >> You're from Florida. Okay. You live down in Miami or the Miami area? No. >> No. Okay. So, what brought you up this way? Family, friends? >> Who's up here? >> Are you married? No. Do you do you live at home alone or do you have roommates or anything? just here and there. Yeah. Like like I said, man, I I just what I don't want to see happen is some bad people get get wind of what happened and now you got a target on your back, right? So I that's why [clears throat] I'm trying to get you to explain to me what what was the motivation for all this bad situation? >> Well, we don't want to make a bad situation first. was there was there a reason you chose a million dollars? >> The reason that piques my curiosity, man, is is I I've dealt with this a lot, right? And people are doing $500 checks, thousand checks, and when I got the call for your case, like he's he's swinging for the fences. This isn't it's it's it's out of the ordinary, which kind of raised a red flag, which is why I wanted to talk to you. Right. You're not you're not trying to do $100 here, you know, pay off $1,000 lone shark or something, right? A million dollars is that's huge. >> He's being a little greedy with a million or what? >> What's that? >> Cuz I'm not sure honestly. just mad made a bad decision today or the other day. >> That would be, >> huh? >> That would probably be the reason. >> All right. And that's fine. People make, you know, people make mistakes. I'm not saying, you know, you're not a you're not a bad guy. You know what I mean? I can't even see your eyes. You got your got your shades on, but you don't you don't seem like a bad dude. just seems like you made a bad decision and you, you know, kind of got a lot of uh little things stacked up here. So, like the fake IDs and the everything else and so I mean it is what it is, man. Can we can we do anything for you in the meantime? Like lower the AC a little bit? >> Um yeah, for sure. And then um I guess just from what he uh what they told me and what he said to me as far as that I'm I'm being I'm not being arrested. I'm being detained. Yeah. Uh right right now you are under arrest. Okay. Um so so you are under arrest right now. Okay. Um what um I listen you you've been nothing but cool with us. Like you you haven't I I don't know what happened before we got here. You you've been you have you've been you know you haven't been disrespectful anything like that. Can we did you take a car up here so it doesn't get towed? Can we do you a favor? Maybe someone come get it. Um, I I probably don't nec I don't I don't think I necessarily need that. >> Okay. Well, if it's left at one of these businesses over here, they're going to tow it. >> Understandable. >> And if it goes to an impound lot, every day that it's there, they're going to be charging and eventually that's going to come back to you. So, it's going to be thousands of dollars if I mean, if if you can't get a hold of them for a couple of days. >> So, we are we are trying to do you solid with your car. >> I understand. >> Which car is yours? >> I like I said, I think I'm I'm okay with with that. I understand. >> How did you get up here then? I understand that. Um I >> All right, but we're we're going to close the door here. I'm going to lower the >> Hey, thanks for talking to me. All right. >> I do have a other question for what you said. >> Me? >> Yeah. But I am being arrested. Yeah. What >> can you give me more information? >> Uh yeah. So it's going to be I think it's going to be a couple of different fraud fraud type charges. Um obviously uttering the for the forged instrument, the the fake check at the bank. You have uh you're in possession of a false identification that has your ID, your picture on it. Um, I'm I'm not not too sure about the other ones, but I know those for sure. >> When you said other ones we didn't hear >> other other charges. >> What other charges? >> Uh, that deputy right that that was talking to you, you're good. That deputy that was talking to you, he's the one that came out here initially and took that report so he would know all the charges and we're going to we could tell you them before we get you over to the jail. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. We'll get you that and we'll and we'll they'll be able to tell you if it's a b if there's a bond and all that. >> Yeah. >> All right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, well, I'm not going to keep you in the dark. >> The suspect also attempted to withdraw cashier's checks under Greg's name without his consent in both Sarasota and Bradenton. He was charged with two counts of uttering a false instrument, scheme to defraud or to obtain property over $50,000, possession of a fake driver's license, possession of an altered driver's license or ID card, and use or possession of another person's identification without consent. Share your thoughts in the comments below.