A Connecticut bank has suffered a loss of more than $33,000 following a series of fraudulent withdrawals executed through forged paperwork, stolen identities, and impersonation, according to local law enforcement.
Bryan David Sheriff, 25, of Hartford, has been charged with multiple felony counts in connection with the case. The investigation began on June 18, 2026, when the fraud department at Thomaston Savings Bank alerted Thomaston police to the suspicious activity.
Detectives collaborated with the bank, Watertown police, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the U.S. Treasury Department to investigate the scheme. According to authorities, the probe uncovered an elaborate operation involving various forgeries, identity thefts, and impersonations that resulted in fraudulent withdrawals totaling upwards of $33,000.
Sheriff faces a slate of charges, including first-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, trafficking personal identifying information, first-degree identity theft, first-degree forgery, and making a false statement to procure the issuance of a payment card.
Records show Sheriff has prior convictions for gun and drug offenses, as well as conspiracy to commit robbery. He was held at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution on a $250,000 bond. Meanwhile, police stated that an arrest warrant remains outstanding for an alleged co-conspirator.
Thomaston Savings Bank operates as a community bank based in Connecticut with $1.9 billion in total assets.
