Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) –An Oklahoma City man was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Gerald Duran, 49, was arrested at a Springfield bank in December 2023 attempting to cash a cashier’s check he had fraudulently obtained, according to court documents.

Earlier in the same day, Duran had secured two cashier’s checks made out to two different individuals, along with cash totaling $13,500, from a different branch location of the same bank. Duran received the money by providing false identity documents and purporting to be an individual with an account at the bank. Records show he also correctly answered personal security questions to including the social security number of the account holder.

When Duran was arrested at the second branch location, he possessed identification cards for three separate victims. Each of the false identity documents contained Duran’s picture with the name and information of real people. Duran has pending charges for similar conduct in Lee County, Florida.

Duran has been in custody since his arrest and pleaded guilty on March 19, 2024. After he completes his prison sentence, he will serve three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $4,500 in restitution.