A 61-year-old Bangor man pleaded guilty Friday, June 19, in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft after he and co-conspirators allegedly posed as legitimate bank customers using fake identification to steal more than $85,000 from accounts.
According to court records, Scott Bagley carried out the scheme between July and October 2024. He and others entered banks in person, impersonated account holders, and presented fictitious identification cards to withdraw funds from the victims’ accounts.
Law enforcement seized a particularly bold piece of evidence during the investigation: a counterfeit Maine driver’s license bearing Bagley’s photograph but issued in the name of a law enforcement officer.
Bagley faces significant prison time. The bank fraud and conspiracy charges each carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine, and up to five years of supervised release.
The aggravated identity theft charge carries a mandatory additional two-year prison term that must run consecutively to any other sentence, along with a maximum $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release.
U.S. District Judge will determine Bagley’s sentence after the U.S. Probation Office completes a presentence investigation report and considers the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines along with other statutory factors.
No trial date had been set, as he waived his right to one by entering the plea.
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