KNOXVILLE – A Clive woman was arrested in Knoxville and is now facing several charges after police say she attempted to sell another person’s vehicle with forged documents and signatures, and later used another person’s debit card without permission.

According to court records, on March 30th, 52-year-old Heidi Kipnusu created a bill-of-sale document for the sale of a vehicle that did not belong to her, then signed the document with a forged signature of the victim to transfer ownership of the vehicle to another person. Kipnusu then allegedly signed a receipt for money exchanged and applied for a duplicate title the following day, again forging the victim’s signature in both cases.

Police say that, after copies of the documents were collected, the victim verified that they did not sign them. When asked about the documents, Kipnusu stated that she received permission from the victim’s ex-spouse to sign and that the victim signed their own name. The victim denied those claims, in addition to denying that they spoke with Kipnusu at all.

Then on April 9th, an officer with the Knoxville Police Department met with a victim’s power of attorney and contacted the victim, who had reported that their debit card was used without authorization at New Star in Knoxville in the amount of $45.48. After obtaining a receipt and video from New Star staff, the officer identified the person using the card as Kipnusu, who later denied using the card and claimed another individual used it.

Kipnusu was arrested in Knoxville and now faces charges of felony forgery, third degree fraudulent practice, fourth degree theft, and unauthorized use of a credit card.