Thursday, October 16, 2008
Fayette County Man Accused Of Identity Theft.
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that his Department of Criminal Investigations has arrested 21-year-old Alvaro Rojas of Lexington in connection with an identity theft investigation that spans three states.
Investigators arrested Rojas in Georgetown on Tuesday. He is charged with identity theft, a Class D felony. Rojas is currently free from the Scott County Detention Center on $5,000 bail, of which he had to post 10%. A court date has been set for Nov. 16 in Scott County.
Investigators with the Office of the Attorney General began looking into the case after a man in Texas filed his 2007 tax returns and learned that people in three other states were using his Social-Security number for employment and identification purposes.
In addition to the Kentucky arrest, another person has been arrested for using the same Social-Security number in Georgia. There is a case involving the stolen Social-Security number in a third state as well. Authorities cannot comment on an ongoing investigation.
The maximum sentence for identity theft ranges from one to five years in prison, if convicted.
An indictment or arrest is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until or unless found guilty.
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Investigators arrested Rojas in Georgetown on Tuesday. He is charged with identity theft, a Class D felony. Rojas is currently free from the Scott County Detention Center on $5,000 bail, of which he had to post 10%. A court date has been set for Nov. 16 in Scott County.
Investigators with the Office of the Attorney General began looking into the case after a man in Texas filed his 2007 tax returns and learned that people in three other states were using his Social-Security number for employment and identification purposes.
In addition to the Kentucky arrest, another person has been arrested for using the same Social-Security number in Georgia. There is a case involving the stolen Social-Security number in a third state as well. Authorities cannot comment on an ongoing investigation.
The maximum sentence for identity theft ranges from one to five years in prison, if convicted.
An indictment or arrest is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until or unless found guilty.
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# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 2:35 PM 
