Felony Charge of Forgery and Larceny Over $1,200 Against College Student to be Dismissed

The defendant is a college student from out of state. She was involved in a sophisticated theft operation involving cell phones. She and others had accessed a database revealing the names and cell phone numbers of subscribers to a particular cell phone company. The defendant was also able to access their account numbers and other significant identifying information through this database. With that information she went to various Apple stores throughout the northeast where she would get new phones and charge them to the accounts that she had infiltrated. She would then sell the phones. A Massachusetts Apple store manager became suspicious when the woman tried this scam not knowing that the actual subscriber had just made a purchase at another Apple store. The police were called and the investigation led to charges of larceny over $1,200 G.L. c. 266 section 30 and forgery under G.L. c. 267 section 1. Both crimes are felonies in Massachusetts. The woman was also charged with misdemeanors. Specifically identity fraud G.L. c. 266 section 37 and receiving stolen property under $1,200 in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 60. All charges were continued without a finding without conditions. The case will be dismissed in a few months.

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