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Posted: 12:08 PM Aug 24, 2008
Woman Steals Identity To Get Loans, Into Ivy League School
A Montana woman has pleaded guilty to stealing the identify of a missing South Carolina woman to get into an Ivy League school.
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A Montana woman has pleaded guilty to stealing the identify of a missing South Carolina woman to get into an Ivy League school.
Esther Elizabeth Reed pleaded guilty to fraud and identity theft charges Tuesday in federal court in Greenville, South Carolina. The 30-year-old faces up to 47 years in prison and $1 million in fines for ID theft, mail fraud, wire fraud and loan fraud charges.
A sentencing date was not set. Reed was indicted last year for using Brooke Henson's identity to get into Columbia University.
Prosecutors have said Reed juggled six false identities to attend California State University at Fullerton and Columbia. In 2004, she used Henson's name to get student loans.
Investigators do not think Reed was involved with Henson's 1999 disappearance.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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if you steal identity, you should get 20 years in gulag. WITN please dont be afraid to post.
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you steal identity, you should get 20 years in the gulag!
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People like this woman are just SICK! I hope that book that they throw at her is nice and HEAVY....
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