A 43-year-old St. Paul woman, who was a former employee of the Minnesota Board of Psychology, pleaded guilty Thursday, June 21, to aiding an identity theft ring by stealing clients’ personal information.
Robin Dawn Finger pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. She admitted in her plea agreement that during 2010, she worked at the Board of Psychology as a receptionist and used her access to people’s names, dates of birth and bank account information to assist the scheme.
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Finger entered her plea in federal court in St. Paul. Court papers say she fed client information to a large-scale ID theft ring that stole $2 million from financial institutions and retail businesses in at least 14 states. Her co-conspirators used her information to make counterfeit checks and fraudulent IDs.
Finger faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison for the conspiracy charge, and two years for identity theft.
Fourteen co-conspirators already have entered guilty pleas in the scheme, and 10 have pleaded not guilty. Their trial is scheduled for Aug. 20.
