A federal grand jury has indicted a Columbus man and woman on identity theft charges. Prosecutors say 46-year-old Jose Martinez and 40-year-old Mercedes Emelinda-Silie used stolen identities to obtain more than 1-million dollars in income tax refunds between February 2010 and last December. The IRS says the two and their co-conspirators stole identities from people living in Puerto Rico, and had the refunds sent to unused apartment mailboxes in New York. Couriers then brought the checks to Columbus.
Identity Fraud Indictments
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