Man charged with executive ID theft

FORT MYERS — A federal jury indicted Jeffrey Ihm, 47, of Naples, for allegedly impersonating three Roper Industries executives to obtain more than $1 million in wire transfers from Wells Fargo Bank.

According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney, Ihm assumed the identities of three Roper Industries executives. He then allegedly created fraudulent emails and other documents from Roper and Kynetic Technologies to obtain $1.06 million from Wells Fargo.

In addition to seeking a return of the funds, federal prosecutors plan to seek the forfeiture of Ihm's home at 3343 Pacific Drive in Naples.

Wire fraud conviction carries the maximum penalty of 20 years in prison while identity theft is two years.