Four Chinese nationals were sentenced to federal prison March 17 after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of identities and defrauding domestic retailers out of at least $1.2 million, according to a statement from federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.
The defendants pleaded guilty Jan. 6. Prosecutors said all four foreign nationals entered the United States under false pretenses.
Prosecutors say the four along with two co-conspirators stole victims’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and home addresses to make fake driver’s licenses that were used to open credit card accounts in the victims’ names.
The fraudulent credit cards were from national retailers, including Ulta Beauty, Sephora, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Williams-Sonoma, Dillard’s, and Saks Fifth Avenue….