Man Charged with Theft, Fraud and ID Fraud

A Nashua man has been charged in Merrimack on theft and fraud charges for trying to use a false identity to open a bank account and using a check from a heavily overdrafted account to buy jewelry.

David R. Medina, 28, whose last known address is 56 Tyler St., Nashua, was charge with theft by deception, fraud (bad check) and identity fraud, when he was arrested on Monday, June 17.

A warrant was issued for Medina's arrest after TD Bank told police Medina had attempted to open an account with them using a fake social security number. It's alleged that Medina has been flagged by the bank for previous attempts to do so and was a known person to the employee involved. Medina has been successful at opening fake accounts under false names and security numbers previously, police say, which has resulted in overdrawn accounts in excess of $2,000. 

In April, police were contacted by A&E Diamond and Gold regarding a check issued by Medina for a diamond necklace valued more than $1,000. The account on which the check was drawn, police say, had already been overdrafted more than $1,000 when the bad check was issued. A warrant was completed in this instance as well.

Medina was held on $6,500 cash bail and was scheduled to appear before the Nashua district court on June 18 to answer to the charges.