Indianapolis man sentenced in identity theft scheme

Indianapolis--United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler, announced today the sentencing of a man for his role in a fraud scheme where he would use stolen Social Security numbers (SSN) to allow individuals with poor credit histories to purchase new vehicles and other high priced items. David Day, 38, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 92 months (7 years and 8 months) by U. S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

“Identity theft costs our economy billions of dollars and destroys the credit history of legitimate consumers,” said Minkler. “Mr. Day will spend the next seven years in federal prison pondering his mistake.”

Day offered credit repair services to individuals who had poor credit scores for between $2,000-$3,500. The repair service would help those who would not normally qualify for loans to make large purchases using credit. Day would obtain misappropriated SSN’s and referred to them as credit profile numbers (CPNs). His source of supply for CPN’s was from Kimberly Taylor, 39, a resident of California.

Day would identify clients in Indiana and obtain stolen SSN’s from Taylor. Taylor would match the true identity of Day’s customer with the stolen number and provide guidance on how connect the stolen number with the customer’s true name and date of birth. Day would also request supporting fraudulent documents such as utility bills and lease agreements to perpetuate the crime for which he paid Taylor.

Kimberly Taylor was sentenced to 40 months in prison in July, 2014.

According to Assistant United States Attorney Cynthia J Ridgeway who prosecuted this case for the government, Day must repay $679,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release after his sentence.