Tag: Identity Theft
Jose Luis Rodriguez, Passport Fraud and Identity Theft, Connecticut 2025
⏱ 2 min read A fake ID ring leader has been caught in Waterbury, Connecticut. In a brazen identity theft scheme, Jose Luis Rodriguez, 47, assumed the identity of a local man and applied for a Connecticut ID, driver’s license, and U.S. passport. According to investigators, Rodriguez lived in Waterbury and used the stolen identity…
Kyle Matthew Lisman, Identity Theft, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen identity theft scheme, Kyle Matthew Lisman used a fake driver’s license and stolen personal info to buy a $40,000 car in Bakersfield. The 30-year-old Bakersfield man targeted multiple victims, using their identities to obtain credit cards, checks, and debit cards. Lisman filed fake change of address forms to…
Angel Giancarlo Bellido Cosio, Identity Theft, Connecticut 2024
⏱ 2 min read A brazen distraction theft ring targeting elderly women at grocery stores and retail outlets has landed a Peruvian national in the slammer for 36 months. Angel Giancarlo Bellido Cosio, 36, and his co-conspirators rented vehicles to travel the country, snatching wallets and then using the victims’ credit and debit cards to…
Marcus Bernard Clark, Credit Card Fraud, Florida 2022
⏱ 2 min read A Wendy’s employee in Destin, Florida, was caught snapping photos of customers’ credit cards to fuel a lucrative identity theft scheme. Marcus Bernard Clark, 31, of Fort Walton Beach, worked at the fast food joint in September and October 2022, where he snapped over 200 photos of card numbers and names.…
Jared Solomon, Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, Bank Fraud, New York 2023
⏱ 2 min read A decade-long grift by a Manhattan real estate big shot has finally run out of steam. Jared Solomon, a former VP at Vornado Realty Trust, was just found guilty of bilking his former employer out of $9.5 million in a scheme that spanned from 2009 to 2023. Solomon cooked up fake…
Jelissa Lacour, Wire Fraud and Identity Theft, Louisiana 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 37-year-old Jefferson Parish resident just got a taste of her own medicine – 70 months in the slammer for orchestrating a brazen $350,000 swindle that included Paycheck Protection Program loans and Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds. Jelissa Lacour targeted the Paycheck Protection Program and Emergency Rental Assistance Program, using fake…
Amaurys Arias Arias, Healthcare Benefit Fraud, Massachusetts 2022
⏱ 2 min read Amaurys Arias Arias, a 44-year-old Dominican national with a rap sheet, is at it again. This time, he’s accused of scamming tens of thousands of dollars in government benefits using a stolen identity. Authorities say Arias used the ID of a U.S. citizen to apply for MassHealth benefits in Brockton, Massachusetts.…
Robert King, COVID-19 Scam, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read An Orlando man’s scheme to swindle COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefits has netted him six years and three months in prison. Dexter Ray King, 36, filed dozens of fake claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance across multiple states, using stolen identities and fake addresses. Once approved, King redirected the debit cards to his…
Ana Silvia Garcia, Identity Theft, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen thief in Southern Texas has spilled the beans on a decades-long scheme to rip off the government. Ana Silvia Garcia, 62, a Mexican national living in Houston, used a borrowed Social Security number to scam disability and Medicare benefits since 1992. The scammer submitted fake immigration petitions for her…
Gabriel Nascimento De Andrade, Conspiracy to Produce and Possess Identification Documents, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 3 min read A brazen scheme to sell fake driver’s licenses to illegal aliens in Boston has been brought to a close. Gabriel Nascimento De Andrade, 27, a Brazilian national, was sentenced to time served for conspiring to obtain driver’s licenses for ineligible applicants. From November 2020 to September 2024, De Andrade and his…
