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Woman sentenced in identity theft, tax crime case

September 7, 2011 6:39 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Tickfaw woman convicted of identity theft and tax crimes has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey on Tuesday sentenced 31-year-old Tarshia McGary who was found guilty of falsifying Social... more »
Woman arrested for stealing identity of friend

September 24, 2010 12:02 PM

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) Authorities say a 74-year-old Shreveport woman has been arrested for stealing the identity of her 87-year-old friend. Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says Dorothy Johnson was arrested Friday for identity theft and theft of assets of an aged person. Prator said Johnson opened credit cards using the... more »
La. man gets 309 years in prison for ID theft scam

February 17, 2010 4:06 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A Louisiana man whom prosecutors said was the ringleader of an identity theft scheme with dozens of victims has been sentenced to 309 years in prison. U.S. Attorney David Dugas said the sentence handed down Wednesday to 43-year-old Robert Thompson, of Zachary, is the longest prison... more »