Keith Phucas reports: A Philadelphia woman accused of skimming credit card accounts while she worked at a Plymouth Meeting Mall restaurant pleaded guilty Wednesday to identity theft, theft by deception, criminal conspiracy and other felony charges. Her sentencing is pending. Jasmine Crowder, 20, worked at California Pizza Kitchen last summer when she stole hundreds of…
Category: ID Theft
GA: ID theft suspects in jail until trial
Sandy Hodson reports: Two Augusta residents accused of stealing the financial identities of more than 50 people will remain in jail pending trial. […] According to the indictment, federal investigators think Mr. Love used telephone books from cities outside Augusta to identify potential victims, especially elderly women. Mr. Love allegedly pretended to be “David Jason,”…
Former Lawrence man pleads guilty to ID theft
George Diepenbrock reports: A 33-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man, who once lived in Lawrence, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for an identity theft scheme in Lawrence and the Kansas City area that totaled more than $78,000. William A. Morris had pleaded guilty in September to one count of aggravated identity theft…
Albuquerque woman indicated for ID theft affecting dozens
The Associated Press is reporting that Helen Bates of Albuquerque was indicated as part of an ID theft and forgery ring. Documents found at her home included credit cards of 31 people as well as photocopies of checks issued to a gas station where she had worked between October 2005 and October 2007. So far,…
SF Man Accused Of Stealing Mail, ID Theft
A San Francisco man was arraigned Tuesday on identity and mail theft charges in San Francisco Superior Court after allegedly going on a mail-snatching spree that prosecutors said involved several, and possibly up to hundreds of residents. Prosecutors charged Bradley Williams, 31, with counts that included felony and misdemeanor identity theft, one count involving 10…
Man indicted again on fraud and identity theft charges
Chris Smith reports: A federal grand jury in Louisville, Ky., has charged a Clarksville man with crimes similar to those outlined in another indictment that came down last year. In November, a federal grand jury indicted Deldrick Toles, 28, then of Fort Campbell, on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was accused…