A New York man has been charged after investigators said he fraudulently obtained about $1 million from a Winston-Salem bank by posing as one of its customers.

Theft/Property — Winston-Salem, NC — reported 2026-07-14

SUMMARY

A man was charged with stealing around $1 million from a Winston-Salem bank by posing as a legitimate account holder and conducting unauthorized transactions between November 2025 and January 2026.

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Theft/Property
• Location: Winston-Salem, NC
• Date reported: 2026-07-14
• Suspect: male, age 40
• Status: arrest

REPORTED DETAILS

• The suspect entered the bank on multiple occasions, impersonated a legitimate account holder and conducted unauthorized withdrawals and transfers totaling about $1 million.
• The case was assigned to the Winston-Salem Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division Financial Crimes Unit.
• Police said Davis, a resident of the Bronx, New York, was arrested June 23 by the U.S. Marshals Service in New York.
• He was extradited to Forsyth County on July 9 and served with the outstanding warrants at the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center.
• Davis is charged with six counts of felony identity theft and two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses of $100,000 or more.
• A magistrate set his bond at $3 million secured.