Half of Philly ID-Theft Couple Pleads Guilty

Modern 'Bonnie and Clyde' stole $116K for trips and big buys
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 3, 2008 11:13 AM CDT
Half of Philly ID-Theft Couple Pleads Guilty
In this undated photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department, the "Bonnie and Clyde" of ID theft are shown.    (AP Photo)

The male half of the couple labeled the Bonnie and Clyde of identity theft pleaded guilty yesterday to scams worth some $116,000, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Edward Anderton, 25, and his girlfriend, Jocelyn Kirsch, 22, used the money for big purchases and vacations. He faces 5 years in prison.

Anderton, a University of Pennsylvania grad, and Kirsch, a former Drexel University student, were accused of stealing purses, robbing a house, and taking IDs from friends as they assumed 16 identities for their jaunts. Kirsch is set to plead guilty Thursday, an attorney said. (More identity theft stories.)

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