A 21-year-old East Providence man was indicted Wednesday on federal charges including aggravated identity theft and bank fraud, as investigators claim he tried to take more than $200,000 from other people through various fraudulent means, over the course of several years, going back to when he would have been in high school.
Authorities accuse Balla Sidibe of cashing counterfeit checks, trying to use stolen credit card information, and taking over other people’s money transfer app accounts.
Sidibe was arrested in East Providence in October 2024, according to court documents, after investigators say he tried to place 248 orders for food delivery at a local pizza shop over three months, using about 200 different credit card numbers belonging to other people…