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38 Years for Identity Theft in Texas
mateomasfeo
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Dallas Judge Gives Woman 38 Years For ID Theft
Reporting
A woman who stole thousands of dollars from North Texas nursing home patients and fast food customers and employees will face the longest identity theft sentence in Dallas County history.
It is often said that authorities try to 'send a message' with the sentences they hand down. Monday Furnioes Parker received a 38-year prison sentence for felony ID theft.
Parker was convicted of taking personal information from customers, co-workers and patients. Judge Andy Chatham issued the sentence after a Monday morning hearing, during which Parker did not take the stand. The 42-year-old pled guilty to the charges against her last month.
During the hearing Monday, a number of children of Alzheimer's patients at the C.C. Young Retirement Community in Dallas took the stand. The men and women testified that they saw their parent's names tarnished by Parker, who worked at the home as a retirement aid.
"I just can't imagine the need to steal from someone who is helpless," testified Stephen Toon whose parent was a victim of Parker's.
Parker also worked at several fast food restaurants in Duncanville. From those jobs the woman stole ID information from at least 79 people and used it to obtain gift cards, cell phones and satellite receivers for her and her eight children.
The degree of theft was so large that the case was one of the first to qualify as a first-degree felony under a new Texas law.
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence against Parker. Defense attorneys were asking for probation. It's believed Parker received the harsher sentence because she has more than two dozen prior felonies on her police record.
-- 2 Dozen? Kinda balances the Joe Horn story, eh?
LINK: http://cbs11tv.com/local/identity.theft.Furnioes.2.760696.html
Reporting
A woman who stole thousands of dollars from North Texas nursing home patients and fast food customers and employees will face the longest identity theft sentence in Dallas County history.
It is often said that authorities try to 'send a message' with the sentences they hand down. Monday Furnioes Parker received a 38-year prison sentence for felony ID theft.
Parker was convicted of taking personal information from customers, co-workers and patients. Judge Andy Chatham issued the sentence after a Monday morning hearing, during which Parker did not take the stand. The 42-year-old pled guilty to the charges against her last month.
During the hearing Monday, a number of children of Alzheimer's patients at the C.C. Young Retirement Community in Dallas took the stand. The men and women testified that they saw their parent's names tarnished by Parker, who worked at the home as a retirement aid.
"I just can't imagine the need to steal from someone who is helpless," testified Stephen Toon whose parent was a victim of Parker's.
Parker also worked at several fast food restaurants in Duncanville. From those jobs the woman stole ID information from at least 79 people and used it to obtain gift cards, cell phones and satellite receivers for her and her eight children.
The degree of theft was so large that the case was one of the first to qualify as a first-degree felony under a new Texas law.
Prosecutors had sought a life sentence against Parker. Defense attorneys were asking for probation. It's believed Parker received the harsher sentence because she has more than two dozen prior felonies on her police record.
-- 2 Dozen? Kinda balances the Joe Horn story, eh?
LINK: http://cbs11tv.com/local/identity.theft.Furnioes.2.760696.html
Comments
personally i think she got off light. its a horrible crime to commit, and the trauma for her victims while they are trying to clear their names and credit ratings would be terrible as well.
whats the bet she will get a reduced sentence because her lawyers will claim the penalty is too harsh?
personally i think she got off light. its a horrible crime to commit, and the trauma for her victims while they are trying to clear their names and credit ratings would be terrible as well.
If it is within the statutory punishment range, it would not be reduced on appeal on that issue alone.
She is a habitual offender. Slightly...
TWO in a row.
Been my feeling for quite awhile that the 'authorities' have been VERY slow to do anything about this...until it is soo bad we just MUST chip people.
For their own protection, you understand.
I read you post the other day..rest assured. You are one of the good guys that have earned respect.
You do not put in an appearence here enough, any more.
Our loss.
As you know..we disagree on a few issues..yet over a cup of coffee, many things matter little.
Beachmaster73;
I read you post the other day..rest assured. You are one of the good guys that have earned respect.
You do not put in an appearence here enough, any more.
Our loss.
As you know..we disagree on a few issues..yet over a cup of coffee, many things matter little.
Beach is tops in my book. He was good enough to help me with a personal visit to the CMP to hand pick two M1's that I donated to the local VFW. Couldn't have done it without him![;)]
WOW !!!
This just points out TWO great "Lets Do It" LEADERS !!!
How can one be surprised...yet not surprised at all..to hear this ?
An Anomaly, there.
Not stealing peoples personal information and using it for financial gain for her and her family. You could almost blame this on the courts that didn't take her for what she is.