Tag Archives: identity theft

A Danville man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, charges that could carry a maximum sentence of 42 years in prison, officials said. Behzad Talai Mofrad, 47, admitted to using the identity of … Continue reading →

A man in Vermont has agreed to plead guilty to stealing the identities of about two dozen people to collect unemployment insurance. Denny Ray Hughes was arrested in Vernon in March. He’s agreed to plead guilty to one count of … Continue reading →

A Rhinelander man was arrested after a joint investigation by Oneida County deputies, Rhinelander police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday. A brief statement was issued Tuesday by investigators. They said a search warrant was executed at two businesses, … Continue reading →

A Rockford man is sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for wire fraud and identity theft. 42-year-old Anthony Hardy must also pay back more than $200,000. Hardy pleaded guilty in February, admitting to defrauding retail chains by … Continue reading →

A 48-year-old Waterloo woman accused of using her mother’s identity to open a credit card account has been given probation and ordered to make restitution. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Sharon Healey pleaded guilty last week to charges of … Continue reading →

Baltimore Police Officer Ashley Roane, 25, from Pikesville, Md., was arrested on the morning of May 31 and charged with helping a local heroin dealer by providing armed, uniformed security for drug transactions, offering advance notice of search warrants, and, … Continue reading →

A couple from Luzerne County is accused of stealing credit card information from Lord & Taylor customers. Farouk Rivera was arraigned Thursday on theft charges but a county detective says his wife Sabrina Rivera still remains at large. Authorities say … Continue reading →

Police say they’ve arrested a career criminal who appeared to be churning out fraudulent documents in a local hotel room. Police responded Wednesday afternoon to the Heritage Inn on East Second Street to investigate a report of a room being … Continue reading →

Alisha Terese Rodriguez, 35, of Stockton, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday with identity theft related charges. Rodriguez pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of being a felon in possession of firearm, credit application fraud, bank … Continue reading →

U.S. Attorney’s officials say four people have pleaded guilty to their involvement in an identity theft and tax fraud ring. Officials say Kelly Sue Lonas and Nyron Nelson, of Marietta, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to commit wire fraud. Authorities … Continue reading →