Siyuan Ye, ID Theft, Ohio 2024
Columbus Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for ID Theft
A Columbus man was sentenced to prison for committing fraud crimes related to stealing identities to get more than $100,000 in fraudulent lines of credit.
Siyuan Ye, 24, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in February 2024 to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sarah D. Morrison in federal court.
The crimes were committed between January 2022 and August 2023. Ye stole the identities of at least 15 victims and used their information to obtain credit from retailers in the victims' names.
He used the fraudulent credit to purchase a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, three motorcycles, and a variety of electronics. For example, in April 2023, Ye used a stolen identity and fraudulent line of credit to purchase $8,400 worth of goods from a Micro Center in Columbus.
As part of his sentence, the defendant was ordered to pay more than $78,000 in restitution. Ye has no legal status in the United States; he entered the country in 2017 on a student visa to attend The Ohio State University and did not complete his degree.
The case was announced by Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Jared Murphy, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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