Levi Pulkkinen reports:
A 37-year-old Renton man accused of stealing hundreds of identities and credit cards was sentenced to a five-year prison term Friday in U.S. District Court.
According to a statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle, Billy Morris Britt took part in an ID theft ring that targeted 23 different financial institutions and netted as much as $3 million by selling stolen goods on eBay. Prosecutors allege that Britt stole credit cards from gym lockers, produced counterfeit identifications and used stolen credit cards to buy high-end electronics.
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