A New York man is facing new charges connected to a string thefts and attempted thefts where he used fake passports to withdraw money from banks in Butler County.

Glen K. Vargas, 51, of New York City, was charged by state police Monday, Jan. 22, with felonies access device fraud and theft and misdemeanor false identification to an officer after three alleged incidents on Jan. 8.

He is accused of fraudulently obtaining $4,000 from an account at NexTier Bank in Evans City between noon and 1 p.m. Jan. 8, and attempting to withdraw more money later that day. In one instance, he attempted to withdraw more from the same account, and another time he used a different alias, police said.

The new charges come less than two weeks after other charges against Vargas were filed by Butler Township Police. Vargas was accused of attempting fraud at the NexTier Bank location in Moraine Point Plaza on Jan. 8.

He was charged by township police on Jan. 9 with felonies theft, identity theft and forgery, and misdemeanors false identification and drug possession.

On Jan. 18, Vargas waived his preliminary hearing related to Jan. 9 charges and remains in Butler County Prison in lieu of $250,000. The preliminary hearing on the new charges against Vargas has not yet been scheduled.

According to charging documents, Vargas entered NexTier Bank in Evans City on Jan. 8 and showed a passport card displaying another person’s name. Vargas was able to answer questions relating to the true owner of the bank account and successfully withdrew $4,000, police said.

A few hours later, police said Vargas tried to withdraw more money from that same account, but was denied. Documents showed NexTier Bank contacted the real account owner about the fraud and alerted other branches about Vargas.

Vargas was later apprehended by Butler Township police for using an alias in an effort to withdraw another $4,000.