Indy man sentenced in identity theft case
Indianapolis man who used stolen Social Security numbers to allow individuals with poor credit to purchase big ticket items has been sentenced to seven years and eight months.
An Indianapolis man who used stolen Social Security numbers to allow individuals with poor credit to purchase big ticket items has been sentenced to seven years and eight months behind bars.
U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced Wednesday the sentencing of David Day, 38, for his role in the fraud scheme. In addition to the 92-month sentence, Day has been ordered to pay $679,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release.
“Identity theft costs our economy billions of dollars and destroys the credit history of legitimate consumers,” Minkler said in a statement. “Mr. Day will spend the next seven years in federal prison pondering his mistake.”
Court documents say Day offered credit repair services to people with low credit scores at a cost of from $2,000 to $3,500. Day claimed the repair service would help those who would not normally qualify for loans to make large purchases, such as new vehicles, using credit.
Officials said Day worked with Kimberly Taylor, 39, of California, to obtain stolen Social Security numbers. When speaking to his targets, Day referred to the stolen numbers as "credit profile numbers."
Day would identify clients in Indiana, and Taylor would match the true identity of Day’s clients with the stolen numbers, officials said. Day would also request supporting fraudulent documents, such as utility bills and lease agreements, to carry out the scheme.
Taylor was sentenced to 40 months in prison in July 2014, officials said.
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This Indianapolis man is not a criminal, but his record says otherwise