Connecticut Man Gets 10 Years in $2 Million Walmart ID Theft Case

MANCHESTER, CT — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to a decade in a federal prison for a national, multi-million-dollar identity theft scheme involving Walmart stores.

The U.S. Justice Department released the details on the case involving Connecticut resident Walter Glenn last week. U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson in Lousiana sentenced Glenn to 120 months in federal prison for his leading role in a "prolific identify theft scheme."

According to the Justice Department, Glenn and others obtained "personal identifying information" for more than 400 people used the information to create fraudulent identification cards and counterfeit checks.

According to case records, from January 2014 through August 2015, Glenn and his co-conspirators traveled across the country in rented vehicles and attempted to cash 833 counterfeit checks worth more than
$2 million at more than 450 Walmart stores in 23 states, resulting in a loss to Walmart
of almost $1 million.

In December 2017, a jury unanimously found Glenn guilty of access device fraud; aggravated identity theft; and conspiracy to make and pass counterfeit checks, produce fraudulent identification documents, and use unauthorized access devices.

Following the verdict, the court revoked Glenn's bond and remanded him to the custody of the United States Marshal’s Service.

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