Alexis T. Young Sentenced in Identity Theft Scheme

Hammond woman Alexis T. Young, 35, is headed to federal prison for 70 months after orchestrating a sprawling identity theft scheme that ripped off victims’ personal data to drain financial accounts and open fraudulent lines of credit across state lines.

Young was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on one count of conspiracy to commit identity theft, to which she pleaded guilty, and three additional counts of aggravated identity theft, for which a jury returned a guilty verdict. The crimes pulled from a cache of stolen medical records and government IDs taken from an Illinois medical facility.

The stolen documents included photostatic copies of driver’s licenses, state IDs, Medicare cards, and medical forms packed with names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, checking and credit card accounts—and even the data of child victims. Young weaponized that information to open credit accounts, bank profiles, and utility services in the victims’ names, all without consent.

She didn’t stop at creating new accounts. Young added herself as an authorized user on existing financial lines, quietly siphoning access while victims remained unaware. The fraud stretched across online platforms and brick-and-mortar institutions, with losses topping $64,000 owed in restitution to banks and retailers.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service led the investigation, tracking digital footprints and paper trails that eventually landed on Young’s doorstep in Hammond, Indiana. Federal prosecutors built a case that exposed the depth of her operation, including coordination with others to exploit stolen identities systematically.

Assistant United States Attorney Toi Denise Houston prosecuted the case. Young now faces 70 months behind bars followed by two years of supervised release—time to reflect on a crime spree built on stolen lives and false identities.

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