Crime & Safety
Greendale Teen Charged With Stealing From Her Mother's Child Support
Suspect changed the billing address of the account in order to keep the transactions hidden from the victim.
A Greendale teenager is facing felony charges after she allegedly changed the billing address for her mother’s child support debit card so she could use it to buy food.
The suspect, 17, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of unauthorized use of personal identification. If convicted, she faced up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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The teen's mother was moving her daughter’s purse when she noticed paperwork from the Wisconsin Child Support Agency fall out of it. The paperwork, which usually came to her monthly, had the victim’s name on it but with another unknown address.
The suspect told police she used her mother’s Social Security card to change the address and then went around to various stores to purchase food from Sept. 20 to Oct. 7 when the card was discovered. She also took the card and withdrew $100 cash from an ATM.
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The teen will make her initial appearance in court Nov. 11.