Arrests made after deployed Army Reservists were targeted by identity thieves

Active-duty Army reservists victims of identity theft; 2 men arrested
LA Times
By Adolfo Flores
November 29, 2013

Two men were arrested in connection with the identity theft of U.S. Army Reserve officers who were on active duty in Afghanistan, authorities said.

Mauro Cortez, 25, and Rigoberto Cortez, 29, were arrested Wednesday after the Los Angeles County Identity Theft Task Force served a search warrant at a home in Pomona, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The men were allegedly provided the identity information of more than five U.S. Army Reserve officers who were serving overseas in Afghanistan and then used it to establish lines of credit and buy cars.

Deputies found evidence at the home allegedly linking the Cortez men to the identity theft.
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