TEXAS WOMAN SENTENCED FOR MULTI-STATE IDENTITY THEFT SPREE

St. Louis, MO – Heidi Jones was sentenced to 45 months in prison to be followed by 3 years supervised release and $92,401.20 in restitution to 11 different victims.

Jones admitted to using multiple identities and to obtaining goods and services using counterfeit credit cards in California, Illinois and Missouri during 2017.

Jones, 33, of Arlington, TX, pled guilty in November to three felony counts of using a counterfeit access device and one count of aggravated identity theft.  She appeared today for sentencing in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.

The case was investigated by the Walnut Creek (California) Police Department, the Arnold Police Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.  Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Roy is prosecuting the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.