Identity Theft Leads To Federal Prison

SAN FRANCISCO, CA —A San Francisco woman has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for identity theft, U.S. Attorney Brian Stretch announced Wednesday.

Yee Man Lui, 36, was sentenced to 40 months in prison for aggravated identity theft and access device fraud, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said Lui was involved in a scheme to defraud several financial institutions by opening credit accounts in the names of unsuspecting victims.

In her plea, she admitted to taking over existing credit card and debit card accounts and using the identifying information of the account holders without their knowledge to create new accounts, prosecutors said.

She applied for 42 credit cards via the internet using the personal information of the victims, and she used fraudulent credit and bank cards of at least two victims to make purchases, prosecutors said.

In all, she admitted to causing more than $30,000 in actual and more than $120,000 in intended losses to victims, prosecutors said.

The scheme occurred from February to July of 2014.

In addition to her prison term, Lui will serve 36 months of supervised release and will pay restitution.

— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock

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