ARIZONA: Bullhead City woman convicted on 63 counts of ID theft (Mexican ID Cards Involved, Alicia Pacheco Vasquez)

Mohave Daily News

KINGMAN, Arizona -- A Bullhead City woman was convicted in Superior Court Wednesday of 63 of the 66 felony counts of identity theft she had been charged.

Alicia Pacheco Vasquez, 47, had been charged with 31 counts of trafficking in the identity of another, 31 counts of taking the identity of another, three counts of aggravated taking the identity of another and one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices.

In a rare bench trial, where a defendant waives their right to a jury trial, Judge Steven Conn convicted Vasquez on 30 counts of trafficking in the identity of another, 30 counts of taking the identity of another and three counts of aggravated taking the identity of another.

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Posted by tyne at March 31, 2007