St. Louis Woman Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment for Identity Theft and Credit Card Theft

St. Louis, MO – Laronda Louis, 32, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to a mandatory term of twenty-fourth months in prison and 1 year of supervised release in prison for aggravated identity theft in connection with credit card theft.  Louis appeared in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey. 

According to court documents, Louis and her co-defendant, Deandre Dugger, worked together to steal credit cards from staff at local boutiques and retail stores.  Louis would distract the boutique staff as Dugger stole personal credit cards from staff members.  Louis and Dugger then used the stolen credit cards to make purchases at various area stores, all without the knowledge of the victims.  Louis was ordered to pay $35,865.98 in restitution for the losses she and Dugger caused through their theft.

The case was investigated by the Secret Service, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Gwendolyn Carroll handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.