Lodi Woman Sentenced for Aggravated Identity Theft
Kristina Alysse Young, 24, of Lodi has been sentenced to 39 months in federal prison for aggravated identity theft, bank fraud and conspiracy.
Ms. Young used stolen checks and financial information from vehicle break-ins and from mailbox break-ins, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Rodriguez, who prosecuted the case.
Two others charged in the crime spree previously pleaded guilty, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The three altered stolen checks and then forged and attempted to cash the checks to defraud retailers in the San Joaquin County area, prosecutors say.
Ms. Young and her co-conspirators possessed identification information of over 130 victims from Tracy, Stockton, and Lodi and posed as payees or true account holders in order to cash forged and stolen checks, prosecutors say.