Rhode Island Woman Arrested On ID Fraud And Theft Charges In NH

NASHUA, NH — A Rhode Island woman was arrested and held on bail Thursday after being accused of attempting to purchase cellphone products in another person's name in the Gate City. Just before 2 p.m., officers were called to the Verizon Wireless store on the Daniel Webster Highway for a possible fraud incident. When they arrived, officers spoke with employees at the store and the suspect — Nicole Mencia Espinal, 24, of Lenox Road in Cranston — about the incident.

Espinal was arrested by officers and charged with identity fraud and attempted theft by deception, both felonies.

After the arrest, "detectives within the Criminal Investigations Bureau furthered this investigation and determined Mencia Espinal entered the store and attempted to fraudulently obtain merchandise valued over $1,500.00 while posing as another," according to Lt. Daniel Medereos, of the criminal investigation division of the Nashua Police Department.

Espinal's bail was set July 25, 2019, at $30,000 cash or surety and she was held at the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections. She was expected to be arraigned Monday in Hillsborough County Superior Court. Espinal faces up to 30 years in prison and fines.

The Nashua Police Department requests anyone with more information about this incident to contact the Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

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