Nov 18, 2007 5:40 pm US/Pacific
Detectives Looking For Victims of Identity Theft
RIVERBANK, Calif. (CBS13) ―
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Jimmy Newell is being charged with burglary, criminal conspiracy, and many other charges.
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
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Gilliam Stephens is being charged with burglary, forgery, and other criminal acts.
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
Two suspects in an identity theft ring have been arrested,
and now Riverbank Sheriff's Detectives are hoping to identify their victims.
According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department,
detectives were investigating the source of a fraudulent check cashed at a
local Target store, when they recognized the suspect on surveillance footage as
Jimmy Newell.
Newell had previously been arrested on October 16 for using
a false identification, but was out on bail.
On Saturday, Modesto Police officers found Newell at a house
along with Gilliam Stephens.
Stephens
was suspected of burglary, and when detectives searched the location, they
found equipment used to make false drivers licenses and Social Security cards.
Detectives stated that they believe Newell was replacing the
photo on stolen driver licenses with his before using them to cash false checks
at local businesses.
"We have stolen property identified from a few recent burglaries
in Modesto,"
said Riverbank Detective Priscilla Woods. "But there are more victims from this
case that we are looking for."
It is believed that the two suspects used false IDs in
cities between San Jose and Modesto.
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to
contact Detective Priscilla Woods at (209) 869-7162.
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