Davis, California, property manager William R. Stanley Jr., 31, of Sacramento, is behind bars for stealing the identities of tenants and rental applicants under his watch — a betrayal that landed him a four-year-and-three-month federal prison sentence. Stanley was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. on charges of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, marking the end of a methodical scam that exploited trust and access.
From February 17, 2015, to February 17, 2016, Stanley lived and worked at the Tuscany Villas Apartment Complex in Davis, managing not only that property but three others under the same management company. But his role wasn’t just administrative — it was criminal. Court documents reveal he operated under a fake identity, using a fraudulent California DMV license with his photo but another person’s identifying information. Tenants, coworkers, and rental applicants all knew him by this fraudulent name.
While managing leases and collecting rent, Stanley dug deeper — stealing personal identifying information to hijack financial accounts. According to his plea agreement, he added himself as an authorized user on victims’ accounts and opened new lines of credit in their names, with him listed as the secondary user. His access as property manager gave him unchecked entry to paperwork, applications, and personal data — all of which he weaponized.
One of his most brazen crimes involved an 82-year-old man who left his wallet at a grocery store. Stanley grabbed it and used the elderly victim’s personal information to open credit accounts, again listing himself as the authorized party. The damage didn’t stop there. The factual basis in the plea agreement confirms Stanley caused $24,442 in total losses across multiple victims — money now lost to fraud and deception.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Davis Police Department led the investigation, tracking down evidence of mail theft and identity misuse that helped build the federal case. Rafael Nunez, San Francisco Division Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, said, “Postal Inspectors worked closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our partners in law enforcement to arrest and prosecute those individuals responsible for thefts of mail and Identity theft crimes committed against the public.”
Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced the sentencing, which includes prison time and court-determined restitution. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew D. Segal and Owen Roth prosecuted the case. Stanley’s fall from trusted property manager to convicted felon underscores how easily authority can be twisted into criminal opportunity — and how fast the feds come calling when it is.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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