Thirty Year Identity Theft Career Ends:

A 53-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Friday for his role in an identity theft and mail fraud scheme that affected more than 250 victims and lasted nearly 30 years, the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office said.

According to the plea agreement, Loquann Johnson and his co-conspirators targeted neighborhoods with outdoor mailboxes, reaching in to grab the mail under the pretense of distributing advertising fliers.

The group stole checks, credit cards, tax refunds and mail-rental DVDs. They created phony identification cards so they could cash the checks, dressing in various costumes to impersonate their victims.

Johnson is responsible for at least $400,000 in losses. Two co-conspirators previously pleaded guilty in the scheme; they are scheduled for sentencing in March.

Source:  The Baltimore Sun