Police arrested the assistant manager of a Clackamas-area credit company today, accusing him of identity theft.
Jeffery Gerald Jackson, who worked for Credit Concepts Inc., is set to be arraigned Wednesday in Clackamas County Circuit Court on charges of identity theft, first-degree theft and forgery. Meanwhile Jackson, 41, of Happy Valley is being held in the Clackamas County Jail, with bail set at $45,000.
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Sgt. Adam Phillips, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, said Happy Valley police received a report that a man’s identity had been stolen and used to take out a loan for a car purchased through Credit Concepts Inc. Phillips said the man discovered it when he went to buy a car for his company.
After an investigation, police found that Jackson, who had access to sensitive personal and financial information, has used his position at Credit Concepts Inc. to give himself a loan and to buy a vehicle from himself using still another person’s stolen identity.
Phillips said Happy Valley police discovered that Jackson had been working at Credit Concepts Inc. for six years under identity stolen earlier from a man named Troy Lee Evans.
In addition, investigators uncovered at least six other incidents in which Jackson stole identities to fraudulently obtain loans.
Phillips said Happy Valley police believe Jackson may have victimized other people by stealing their identities and using them to fraudulently obtain loans.
Phillips urged anyone with information about the fraudulent loans or who has been the victim of identity theft by Jackson — also known as Troy Lee Evans — to contact Deputy Josh Griffin at 503-760-0123.
