Identity Theft Scam Lands Woman in Prison for 34 Years

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Richard Longoria

Story Created: Feb 5, 2010 at 12:37 PM CDT

Story Updated: Feb 5, 2010 at 12:37 PM CDT

DALLAS (AP) - A Bedford woman apologized as she was sentenced to
34 years in prison in an identity theft scam targeting educators in
Irving.
     
Sharon Denise Seeley pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30
years for fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
She was sentenced to two years on each of two counts of credit card
abuse.
     
The 40-year-old woman will serve the sentences concurrently.
     
About a dozen victims were in court Thursday. Several testified
about how ID theft had destroyed their credit ratings and left
their lives in turmoil.
     
Thieves were blamed for getting the data of more than 3,000
Irving teachers and other district employees from an old benefits
report. Seeley, who was arrested in 2009 at a mall, says the
information she used came from a binder thrown in a trash bin.
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Information from: The Dallas Morning News,
http://www.dallasnews.com
     
     
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)
     
AP-NY-02-05-10 0715EST

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