2 Sentenced For ID/Auto Theft

MAMARONECK, NY — Two Bronx men were sentenced for identity theft and auto theft. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Jankely Hidalgo, 29, and Jonathan Sevilla, 34, both of the Bronx, will spend two to six years in state prison.

Additionally, the court imposed judgment and orders for restitution to their victims related to stolen property and/or the cost to recover the stolen vehicles.

Hidalgo must pay $78,600.26; Sevilla, $52,507.08.

The pair was involved in a complex identity fraud scheme that allowed them to fraudulently "purchase" and take possession of vehicles — mostly high-end — at car dealerships throughout Westchester by using the personal identifying information and credit of their victims.

They pleaded guilty in October to one count each of first-degree identity theft, a felony, for the theft of a Lexus automobile from Ray Catena Lexus of Larchmont in the Town of Mamaroneck.

In addition, Sevilla pleaded guilty to a second count of first-degree identity theft for an attempted theft from Rivera Toyota of Mount Kisco.

Both men admitted to additional thefts of vehicles at other locations in Westchester for which they were sentenced to pay restitution.

Authorities said Hidalgo supplied Sevilla with forged driver's licenses and victims' personal identifying information, such as Social Security numbers, to present himself as a legitimate buyer who wanted financing for expensive vehicles. Sevilla went into the dealerships to purchase these carss.

In October 2017, in Mamaroneck, Hidalgo drove Sevilla to the Ray Catena Lexus of Larchmont dealership, where he presented himself using a victim's ID, made a deal to finance a vehicle and drove the vehicle of the lot without paying for it.

Prosecutors said the ring successfully stole five cars from different Westchester County dealerships from October 2017 to February 2018.

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Photo caption: From left, Jankely Hidalgo and Jonathan Sevilla. Photo credit: Westchester County District Attorney's Office.