14 DAY TRIAL // A Maryland man could be sentenced to seven years in prison after he was caught as being the mastermind of an identity fraud operation. The Star Democrat shows that 26-year old Jain Vivek received a list of names, social security numbers and birth dates of about 1,200 citizens from an accomplice, Amiee "Mike" Arora, who worked at Top of the Line Marketing in Rockville.
Using the details he tried to get unemployment benefits on behalf of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. In the scheme he used prepaid Visa cards which he tried to utilize at ATMs from different cities, in many cases under disguise to make sure he couldn't be traced.
The plot, which ran for more than half a year, earned Vivek somewhere around $150,000 (105,000 EUR).