Hertz Victimized By Woman Using False ID: Complaint

JOLIET, IL — A 66-year-old woman who lives in Chicago faces criminal charges in connection with an identity theft investigation at Hertz Rental conducted by Joliet's Police Department. Will County prosecutors charged Zondra Anderson with unlawful use of another person's credit card, having a fraudulent identification card and forgery.

The criminal complaint states that Anderson's crimes occurred Oct. 18 in Joliet.

The forgery charge accuses Anderson of trying to defraud Hertz Rental by presenting a phony Illinois driver's license that contained Anderson's photo but a different woman's name, "knowing that the state of Illinois had not issued said driver's license," the complaint states.

The fraudulent identity card charge states that Anderson had "a purported driver's license (of a different woman) with the intent to commit a theft, deception, or credit or debit card fraud."

The third charge indicates Anderson used a false identity in an attempt to rent a vehicle from Hertz Rental, by presenting a credit card issued to another woman, court records show.

Anderson was incarcerated in the Will County Jail for five days until being released Oct. 22, when her bail was lowered by a Will County judge from $5,000 to $1,500.

Court documents indicate Anderson lives in an apartment on South Evans Avenue in Chicago and she receives a monthly disability check as income.