Woman From Near Philadelphia Claims She Was Paid To Lie In Regions Bank.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Pennsylvania woman is behind bars in Palm Beach County after allegedly attempting to wire thousands of dollars from a stranger’s bank account using a forged identity. Denise Peters, 56, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the Regions Bank branch on West Glades Road after alert bank employees realized the woman sitting in their office was not who she claimed to be. She is from Jenikintown, PA.
The incident began around 2:00 p.m. when Peters entered the bank and presented an Illinois driver’s license. Police say she attempted to wire transfer $23,000 to an individual with a Chase Bank account. Suspicions arose when Peters was unable to verify basic security information linked to the account, including the primary phone number. After she left the bank briefly, promising to return, the branch manager contacted the actual account holder in Illinois. That person confirmed she was nowhere near Florida and had not authorized any transfer.
When Peters returned thirty minutes later to finalize the transaction, she was met by Boca Raton Police officers instead of a bank teller. Though she initially insisted she was the person named on the account, investigators say she eventually confessed to the scheme. Peters reportedly admitted that the driver’s license she used featured her own photograph superimposed over the victim’s personal information. She told officers she had been recruited by an unidentified individual who promised to pay her for conducting the fraudulent transfer.
Peters now faces felony charges for the fraudulent use of personal identification and unauthorized possession of a driver’s license. She was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for similar fraud charges out of Broward County. Peters was transported to the Palm Beach County Jail, where she is currently being held as the investigation continues.
