Man Faces Trial in Bank Fraud Case
A 26-year-old man, charged with defrauding seven Ventura County banks out of more than $17,000 in a credit-card scam, gave up his right to a preliminary hearing on Friday and will stand trial on the charges.
David Jeffrey Wilkinson of West Hollywood faces up to six years in state prison on charges of commercial burglary, grand theft and credit-card fraud.
A Superior Court arraignment for Wilkinson was scheduled for Feb. 14.
Preliminary hearings are held to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to merit charges against a defendant.
Wilkinson waived that right before his hearing was scheduled to begin Friday in Ventura County Municipal Court, Deputy Dist. Atty. William R. Redmond said.
Prosecutors have said Wilkinson withdrew money from the banks using fraudulently acquired credit cards. He is accused of withdrawing money from six Bank of A. Levy branches between Thousand Oaks and Ventura, according to Redmond, and one Bank of America branch between Oct. 7 and Oct. 27.
Wilkinson is being held in the Ventura County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
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