Final defendant in Florida bank fraud ring pleads guilty in Hernando County

The last defendant in a Florida bank fraud ring that targeted elderly Truist customers pleaded guilty in Hernando County, closing a case that investigators say depended on stolen identities, counterfeit driver’s licenses and repeated cash withdrawals from victim accounts.

Nora Elizabeth Quimby, 44, entered her plea on June 18 to organized fraud involving more than $20,000 but less than $50,000 and grand theft involving more than $20,000 but less than $100,000. Her plea made her the final remaining defendant in a three-woman case that also included Janice Jeanette Pittman, 54, and Jacqueline Lee Burge, 62.

Investigators with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office and Truist Bank’s fraud division say the women posed as legitimate customers at branches across Florida, using counterfeit identification cards and stolen personal information to take cash from bank accounts. The case began after Truist’s fraud department flagged suspicious activity and alerted detectives, who then worked through branch surveillance footage and photo lineups to identify the suspects.

Pittman was tied to the largest share of the operation, with authorities linking her to fraudulent transactions and attempted withdrawals totaling more than $177,000 between January and March 2023. Burge was connected to a separate but related scheme involving an attempted withdrawal of about $80,400 from customer accounts. Quimby was tied to withdrawals and attempted withdrawals involving at least six victims and about $27,900.

The evidence trail included surveillance video, bank records, witness identifications and fake IDs, all of which helped prosecutors piece together how the ring moved through Florida branches and repeatedly targeted account holders who were older and more vulnerable to identity theft and financial exploitation.

Pittman received the longest punishment in the case, a 52-month state prison sentence, and was ordered to pay restitution. For Hernando County, the guilty plea brings courtroom closure to a fraud scheme that bank investigators say was caught only because branch-level monitoring and law-enforcement coordination exposed the pattern before it could spread further.

The case also fits a broader state effort to protect older adults from theft and scams. Florida launched Operation Senior Shield in November 2025, and the Florida Attorney General’s Senior Protection Team focuses on fraud affecting seniors. State driver-license fraud guidance also makes clear that using another person’s identity and counterfeit identity documents falls squarely within identity-document fraud, the same tactic prosecutors say was central here.

Truist says customers who see suspicious activity should report it immediately by calling 844-4TRUIST, or 844-487-8478, and selecting option 1, with fraud reporting available 24/7.