Woman, Daughter Sentenced In Identity Theft Scheme
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A woman and her daughter have been sentenced in an identity theft scheme using information from patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital and others to open credit accounts.
Gloria Canada, 55, of Baltimore was sentenced Tuesday to more than six years in prison. Her daughter, Ayanna Devon Johnson, 39, also of Baltimore, was sentenced to more than five years in prison. Both were also ordered to pay more than $600,000 in restitution.
According to their plea agreements, Canada and Johnson got personal information from co-conspirators in a variety of ways, including taking the information from Hopkins and Postal Service patrons. The women or their co-conspirators then used the information to purchase high-end electronics, gift cards and other expensive merchandise.
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