Virginia Woman Sentenced To 24 Months In Federal Prison For Aggravated Identity Theft

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Adrea Cannon, age 22, of Portsmouth, Virginia was sentenced today to 24 months’ imprisonment by District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo in Scranton.  She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,104.41.

According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, Cannon was charged in a Criminal Complaint in April 2014.  On January 30, 2015, Cannon appeared in federal court in Wilkes-Barre and pleaded guilty to a Criminal Information alleging that on March 12, 2014, Cannon possessed and used the identity of another person during the crime of access device fraud. 

The investigation was conducted by the United States Secret Service and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Olshefski.     

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