A prolific identity thief was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for stealing personal information from 44 people and using it to make counterfeit checks and credit cards.
Junette A. Short used the fake credit cards and checks to go on shopping sprees in King and Pierce counties. Prosecutors say the 34-year-old got the personal information by burglarizing homes, prowling cars and stealing mail from as many as 100 people.
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Short pleaded guilty in June to nine counts of identity theft. Because the crimes were considered a “major economic offense,” prosecutors recommended Short be sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to prosecutors.
Instead, a King County judge sentenced the Pierce County woman to seven years. She was also sentenced for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, and two separate identity theft cases from 2014
