News: Montana Woman Accused of ID Theft to be Sentenced Next Month
Submitted by oversee on Wed, 01/14/2009 - 19:35
Esther Elizabeth Reed, will be sentenced on Feb 11 on charges of federal fraud and identity theft. She had pleaded guilty to these charges in August and faces up to 47 years in prison and $1 million in fines. She was accused of stealing the identity of a missing South Carolina woman and then using it to attend Columbia University. Read more
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