OKOBOJI, Iowa (KTIV) – A woman from New Jersey is facing charges after allegedly stealing a Milford, Iowa resident’s identity and withdrawing money from their account. Court documents say on May 23, 2025, 65-year-old Fanny Singer from Paterson, New Jersey, used a fraudulent U.S. Passport at United Community Bank in Okoboji, Iowa. The passport contained the identity of an 89-year-old Milford, Iowa, woman. Authorities say Singer successfully used the passport to withdraw $8,200 from the 89-year-old’s bank account.

According to court documents, Singer later attempted the same act by using a separate fraudulent ID Card at The State Bank in Terril, Iowa. This time, Singer tried to withdraw $9,600 but was unsuccessful and left. In both cases, Singer was dropped off in the area of each bank and walked in. When leaving the banks, Singer left the parking lots and was picked up by a vehicle off bank property.

Investigators learned Singer was acting in part with a criminal enterprise from New York that conducted this same scheme across the United States at multiple banks. Singer is charged with the following:

• 2nd degree theft against an older individual
• 2nd degree theft
• Identity theft
• Forgery
• Ongoing criminal conduct – unlawful activity