Two Arrested For Purchasing Home With Stolen I.D.

Fanny Velasquez and her daughter Paola Garzon were both arrested by the San Bernadino County, California District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Unit and accused of purchasing a home and financing it with someone else's stolen identity, according to an article in the Victorville Daily Press. They were charged with identity theft, false impersonation and forgery.

They purchased the home in December 2003 and apparently lived in it for over three years. Reportedly, in December 2004, the victim learned of the crime when she was turned down for financing when trying to buy her own place because her credit report showed she already owned a home. The arrest of the suspects went down this past Monday. For more, see Two arrested for housing fraud.
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