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Edward Anderton Sentenced for Identity Fraud Sentenced
November 14, 2008 - Edward Anderton, one-half of the aptly name “Bonnie & Clyde of Identity Fraud,” received a four-year prison sentence for stealing personal information from friends, co-workers and neighbors to support a lavish lifestyle. The Philadelphia RCFL supported the investigation. Jocelyn Kirsch, Anderton’s partner in crime, received a five-year prison sentence and had to pay $100,000 in restitution (her sentence was heavier than Anderton’s because she continued to commit crimes after being arrested).
Anderton and Kirsch were arrested when they went to a UPS store to retrieve a package they ordered on someone else’s credit card. According to press reports, the couple stole approximately $116, 000 from their victims and attempted to steal $122,000 more before being caught. The couple initially faced local charges; however, once the investigation grew in scope, it was elevated to the Philadelphia FBI, the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Philadelphia Police.
Authorities searched the couple’s $3,000-a-month apartment and found cash, credit cards, fake driver’s licenses and keys to all of their neighbors units and mailboxes. The Philadelphia RCFL’s digital forensics experts examined the seized electronic equipment associated with the investigation.
Female Half of "Bonnie & Clyde" of Identity Fraud Sentenced
Oct. 2008
Jocelyn Kirsch, who gained notoriety as the female half of the "Bonnie & Clyde" of identity fraud, received a five year prison sentence for stealing personal information from 50 friends, co-workers and neighbors, which they used to obtain fraudulent credit cards. She also had to pay $100,000 in restitution and must undergo mental health treatment while in prison. Judge Eduardo C. Robreno said her crimes were the result of "greed and a desire to fuel a lavish lifestyle." The Philadelphia RCFL is supporting the investigation.
Kirsch, 23, and former boyfriend Edward Anderton, 26, were arrested when they went to a UPS store to retrieve a package they had ordered on someone else's credit card. According to press reports, the couple stole approximately $116, 000 from their victims and attempted to steal $122,000 more before being caught. The couple initially faced local charges; however, once the investigation grew in scope, it was elevated to the Philadelphia FBI, the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Philadelphia Police.
Authorities searched the couple's $3,000-a-month apartment and found cash, credit cards, fake driver’s licenses and keys to all of their neighbors units and mailboxes. The Philadelphia RCFL's digital forensics experts examined the seized electronic equipment associated with the investigation.
Edward Anderson's sentencing is scheduled for November 14, 2008.
| In this undated photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department, shown here is Jocelyn Kirsch, a student at Drexel University and Edward Anderton of Everett, Washington. |  |
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