Saturday, July 14, 2007

Four Marylanders Indicted In Alleged I.D. Theft Scheme Involving Personal Data Stolen From Mortgage Company

(modified 8-17-07)
The Dundalk Eagle reports that, according to a U.S. Attorney press release, a Maryland federal grand jury last week indicted Sherrel Peters, 30, of Dundalk, Maryland along with three others, Nekia Ishawn Hunter, 28, Lavon Caldwell, 25, and Faye Marie Jones, 51, all of Baltimore. The four are reportedly accused of using personal identity and financial information stolen from mortgage applicants to make fraudulent purchases, including cars. Peters was also reportedly charged separately in Baltimore County with identify theft. For more, see Dundalk Woman Indicted In Identity Theft Scheme, and U.S. Attorney Press Release.

For story update, see Woman, 29, pleads guilty in identity theft scheme (Baltimore woman opened false credit accounts, spent more than $400,000).