Thursday, June 22, 2006

Sunnyvale Man Sentenced to 14 Years for ID Theft

Leslie Griffy writes in The Mercury News:

A Sunnyvale [California] man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for identity theft as part of a more than $1 million real estate scam.

John Shaw, 47, faced up to 27 years after being convicted last year on 14 felony counts, including forgery, grand theft, identify theft, recording false documents, conspiracy, intimidating a witness and perjury.

A licensed real estate agent, Shaw assumed the identities of at least five people, mostly his clients, and purchased real estate in their names. He then sold the property to other names he assumed, pocketing the profits.

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