The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- A young couple accused of financing a lavish lifestyle through a large-scale identity theft scheme surrendered Wednesday to face additional theft and burglary charges, police said.
Jocelyn Kirsch, 22, and boyfriend Edward Anderton, who turned 25 Wednesday, used the scam to live affluently in Philadelphia and take international vacations, authorities said.
They were initially arrested Friday and charged with identity theft, forgery, unlawful use of a computer and related offenses. They posted bail and were freed but turned themselves in Wednesday to face the additional charges.
Police said that during a weekend search of the couple's upscale apartment, they found $17,500 in cash, dozens of credit cards, fake driver's licenses, keys to unlock many of the apartments and mailboxes in their building, and an industrial machine that makes ID cards.
Kirsch "can't believe that she got herself into this," said her lawyer, Ronald Greenblatt. "It's not like she's blaming anybody else but herself."
It was unclear whether Anderton had a lawyer. A preliminary hearing for the two is set for Thursday.
Anderton is a University of Pennsylvania graduate who was recently fired from a job as a financial analyst. Kirsch is a student at Drexel University.
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1 comment:
It's hard to be a good financial analyst when you know an easier way to make money: by stealing it.
They posted bail? Using the money they stole? What kind of judicial system is that?
She can't believe that she got herself into this? How? She can't believe she got caught or she can't believe she cheated and stole? I know for sure she was grinning like a whore when she was sipping that frozen margarita in Paris.
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