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Identity Theft

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Crime

Tavares Man Admits Filing 650 Fake SNAP Applications, Stealing $73,655

Jose Valles Villamizar, 29, of Tavares pleaded guilty to stealing $73,655.27 in SNAP benefits using 650 fraudulent applications filed in others' names.

Crime

Three-Time Deportee Gets Two Years for Identity Theft in Tampa

Juan Jaramillo Vazquez, deported three times in 2012, sentenced to two years for illegal reentry and aggravated identity theft in Tampa.

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Crime

Dominican National Gets 52 Months for Stealing $105K in Social Security Benefits

A Miami Springs man used a stolen identity to collect over $105,000 in Social Security benefits and $108,057 in Medicare payments over four years.

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Crime

Honduran Illegal Alien Sentenced to Federal Prison for Identity Theft in Pinellas County

A 28-year-old Honduran national was sentenced to over two years in federal prison for stealing an identity to defeat E-Verify in Pinellas County.

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Politics

Colombian National Voted in Duval County Elections Using Stolen U.S. Identity

A 55-year-old Colombian citizen in Jacksonville pleaded guilty to stealing a U.S. citizen's identity to obtain a passport, driver license and vote in multiple elections.

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Crime

Destin Wendy's Worker Photographed 200-Plus Customer Bank Cards, Pleads Guilty

Fort Walton Beach man Marcus Bernard Clark, 31, pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges for photographing customers' bank cards at a Destin Wendy's.