Jacksonville man sentenced to prison for identity theft

Jacksonville man sentenced to prison for identity theft

A 49-year-old Jacksonville man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in federal prison for identity theft as well as aiding and abetting the attempted passing of counterfeit checks, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The case began Feb. 26, 2014, when the Florida Highway Patrol pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 95. It was driven by Jasper Shields, with Taylor the passenger, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. When asked for identification, Taylor identified himself as someone with the initials “L.C.” and gave the trooper a Florida Identification Card with that name. He admitted his true identity after questioning, prosecutors said.

When Shields gave the trooper consent to search the vehicle, 12 counterfeit business checks were found made out to three different payees in various amounts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Shields himself was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison Feb. 5 for his role in the scheme to pass counterfeit business checks and for violating his supervised release, prosecutors said.
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