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To: fatima

You're very welcome fatima.


15 posted on 08/01/2006 11:20:08 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060731kent.htm

July 31, 2006

"Serial identity thief sentenced to more than four years following ICE probe
Defendant targeted mailboxes of King and Snohomish County residents"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "KENT, Wash. - A Burien woman has been sentenced to 57 months in state prison and ordered to pay restitution after admitting her role in an identity theft scheme primarily targeting residents of King and Snohomish Counties.

Tabitha Watkins, 36, pleaded guilty July 21 in King County Superior Court to state charges of receiving stolen property, identity theft, and forgery. The plea follows a 10-month investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in coordination with the Clyde Hill Police Department and the United States Attorney's Office.

In court documents, King County prosecutors alleged Watkins obtained credit card information on more than 20 people and businesses in the area, but during the investigation, ICE agents recovered fraudulent identity documents linked to Watkins bearing the names of more than 200 different individuals.

ICE became involved in the case in September 2005 after Watkins attempted to enter the Seattle Federal Building carrying a supply of marijuana and was arrested by ICE officers assigned to the Federal Protective Service. At the time, Watkins presented false identification claiming to be another person."


16 posted on 08/01/2006 11:32:55 PM PDT by Cindy
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