A McAlester man who was under supervised release for bank fraud is back in federal custody after allegedly using a bogus invoice to pay himself from his employer’s bank account.
Bradley Scott Sutterfield, 44, was originally sentenced to serve three months in federal custody with three years of supervised release for bank fraud along with paying restitution, according to court records filed in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
According to the original indictment, Sutterfield cashed in two savings bonds “which he knew to be counterfeit” to the teller of a federally insured bank in McAlester and exchanged the fake bonds for $25,548.
Court records show Sutterfield first met the day before the McAlester transaction with an individual who asked him if he wanted to make some money by cashing savings bonds.
After cashing in more than $20,000 of fake bonds at a bank in Coweta, Sutterfield was informed that the savings bonds were counterfeit.
Despite knowing the bonds were fraudulent, Sutterfield took fraudulent bonds to the bank in McAlester and on the same day attempted to cash in more fraudulent bonds at a bank in Checotah, according to court documents.
After being released under supervision, Sutterfield’s sentence was revoked in July 2024 after shoplifting from Walmart, and his sentence was modified to eight months in a federal prison with one year of supervised release, according to court documents.
According to online court records, three violations were filed against Sutterfield between May and July 2025 for failing drug tests and admitted methamphetamine use.
The latest violation report filed in June states the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office took a report from Sutterfield’s employer after he allegedly obtained a debit card number and used it to make a bogus work invoice to gain funds from the employer’s bank account.
A federal judge ruled there was probable cause to hold Sutterfield in federal custody for a final revocation hearing, court records state.