CLEVELAND — A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted 39-year-old Huishen Yang on charges connected to his alleged attempt to illegally withdraw a total of $148,000 from banks in Rocky River and North Olmsted.
According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Yang was indicted on the following charges:
- Two counts of attempted grand theft
- Two counts of identity fraud
- One count of forgery
- One count of possessing criminal tools
- One count of theft
Yang is scheduled to be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center on Dec. 4 at 8:30 a.m.
Prosecutors say Yang's attempts to illegally withdraw cash came on the same day at a pair of Third Federal Savings Bank locations last week.
At around 10:23 a.m. on Nov. 14, investigators say Yang entered the Third Federal on Center Ridge Road in Rocky River.
"He (Yang) spoke to a teller and asked to withdraw $60,000 from a bank account that was not his using a false identification card," the prosecutor's office stated. "The teller alerted a supervisor for potential fraud and the bank called the police. Yang then fled the scene. Rocky River Police Department responded to the scene."
Yang allegedly then arrived at the Third Federal on Lorain Road in North Olmsted approximately 40 minutes later. "He spoke to a teller and asked to withdraw $88,000 from the same bank account he had attempted to withdraw money from in Rocky River using a false identification card. The teller immediately called North Olmsted Police and they responded to the scene," prosecutors added.
Authorities say Yang was arrested at the scene and had three false identification cards, seven stolen credit/debit cards, and three cell phones when he was taken into custody. In addition, investigators learned that Yang entered the country on a travel visa in California on Sept. 2 of this year.
“I want to thank the bank employees, North Olmsted Police Department, and Rocky River Police Department for their quick actions and diligent work in stopping Huishen Yang from stealing $148,000,” said Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley. “This matter remains under investigation, if you have any information, please contact the North Olmsted Police Department.”
Contact North Olmsted Police Detective Sean Ventrice at 440-777-3535 if you have any information on this case.
