Maryland Woman Charged with Possessing Fake Military ID Card

A Maryland woman was arrested and charged with several crimes which include possessing a fake military ID card.

Md. woman used fake military ID to obtain cash, police said

The suspect entered the bank intending to withdraw a lot of money but only succeeded in obtaining a lot of criminal charges.

Maryland woman facing various fraud charges after visit to Stafford bank

A Maryland woman who entered a Stafford County bank Tuesday looking to make a large withdrawal left facing multiple charges, police said.

Sgt. A.I. Assur and Deputy T.K. Phillips went to the Bank of America at 1525 Stafford Market Place at 2:15 p.m. for a report of a suspicious person. Bank employees had been warned about a woman using a fictitious name at other branches and recognized the name when a woman tried to withdraw $2,500, Stafford Sheriff’s Maj. Shawn Kimmitz said.

As the deputies spoke with her, the woman rattled off fictitious identifying information, Kimmitz said. She eventually identified herself as 56-year-old Kelly Burch of Greenbelt, Md.

Burch was charged with possessing a fake license, possession of a fake armed forces identification card, procuring credit through a false statement, two counts of identity theft, credit card larceny, credit card fraud, false identification to law enforcement, forgery and passing a forged document.

She was placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail.

By the way, her first name is sometimes spelled ‘Kelly’ but more often spelled ‘Kelley.’  Also, she just had a birthday so is now 57.

Aliases: KELLEY RENEE BURCH, KELLEY RENEE BURCH-GYAMFI, KELLEY R BURCHGYAMFI, KELLY RENEE GYAMFI, KELLY RENEE BURCH-GYAMFI, KELLY R BURCHGYAMFI, KELLY BURCHGYAMFI, R BURCH, KELLEY RENEE BURCH

An exhaustive search of DoD Manpower Data Center (SCRA) showed no military active duty service but that database is not 100% reliable, although pretty good.  It does not show active reserve status unless the individual was recalled to active duty.

However, a check on Burch’s criminal records show many charges for forgery (guilty), theft, issuing false statements, issuing counterfeit order, obtaining goods/money by forgery, issuing false documents, assault, drug charges, grand larceny, trespassing, fugitive, false statement to peace officer, etc.  These charges were *before* the most recent incident at the bank.

Burch may get charged for fraud, but it remains to be seen what happens in regard to the false armed forces ID card.

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