A Texas resident, Andrea Cochran, 51, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to charges of bank fraud, false use of a passport, and aggravated identity theft.
Court documents state that in June 2024, Cochran visited a credit union in Westbrook where she used a falsified passport card to access funds from another person's accounts. The passport card displayed her photograph but included the personal information of the account holder. She also provided the victim’s Social Security number and signed withdrawals using the victim’s name.
Cochran could face up to 30 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $1 million. Her sentence will be determined by a federal district judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service with support from both the Westbrook Police Department and Windham Police Department.
