Tarentum man indicted on federal bank fraud charge

Madasyn Czebiniak | Thursday, February 28, 2019 4:31 p.m.

A Tarentum man was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of bank fraud.

U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said David Linder, 40, participated in a scheme to defraud S&T Bank by opening accounts with a false Social Security number, depositing fraudulent checks into those accounts, and then making transactions drawing on the accounts.

If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.