Lisa Campos, 59, of New York was sentenced on July 21 in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine, for bank fraud, false use of a passport, and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. sentenced Campos to time served—approximately 28 months already spent in custody—to be followed by three years of supervised release and ordered her to pay $8,000 in restitution. Campos pleaded guilty on May 23.
According to court records, Campos attempted to withdraw funds from a credit union account belonging to two victims in May 2023. She presented a fake United States passport card as identification and successfully withdrew $8,000 from one credit union before making two additional unsuccessful attempts at other branch locations.
Shortly after leaving the third branch, officers from the Freeport Police Department located Campos and recovered the purported passport card along with a debit card issued in one of the victim’s names.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service with assistance from the Sanford, Topsham, and Freeport Police Departments.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine is responsible for prosecuting federal crimes throughout the state; handling civil matters involving the government; collecting owed federal debts; building alliances with law enforcement agencies at all levels; and serving as chief federal law enforcement officer for Maine, according to the official website.