Man charged with executive ID theft


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FORT MYERS — A federal jury indicted Jeffrey Ihm, 47, of Naples, for allegedly impersonating three Roper Industries executives to obtain more than $1 million in wire transfers from Wells Fargo Bank.

According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney, Ihm assumed the identities of three Roper Industries executives. He then allegedly created fraudulent emails and other documents from Roper and Kynetic Technologies to obtain $1.06 million from Wells Fargo.

In addition to seeking a return of the funds, federal prosecutors plan to seek the forfeiture of Ihm's home at 3343 Pacific Drive in Naples.

 

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