Identity Thief Suspect Pleads Guilty

AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN FACES UP TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT. THIRTY-NINE YEAR OLD TODD MCDONALD AND TWO CO-DEFENDANTS WERE ACCUSED OF STEALING MAIL…THEN USING THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF OTHERS TO FRAUDULENTLY MAKE PURCHASES.

APD ARRESTED MCDONALD LAST OCTOBER AFTER FINDING HIM ASLEEP IN HIS CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND DETERMINING HE HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT. OFFICERS FOUND A COUNTERFEIT POSTAL SERVICE KEY…AND DEBIT AND CARD CARDS IN OTHER PEOPLE’S NAMES.

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