A Sacramento man pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of aggravated identity theft.
Law enforcement officers arrested Melvin Lee Gregory, 28, on July 31, 2010, after he led them on a high speed chase in a stolen car, according to a federal Department of Justice news release. At the time, officers discovered that Gregory possessed more than 150 items of stolen U.S. mail.
According to court documents, between March and July 2010, Gregory stole U.S. mail, looking for financial and identification information. He opened lines of credit using his victims' personal information, and obtained cash and goods from merchants and financial institutions in the Sacramento metropolitan area.
Officials say Gregory and his wife stole mail and financial information from more than 350 people. Gregory's wife, Laura Lee Elizabeth Gregory, 28, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty Feb. 22 to three counts of bank fraud and a single count of possession of stolen U.S. mail. She is to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez on Aug. 30. Her husband is scheduled for sentencing by Judge Mendez on Sept. 27.
The case is the result of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Sacramento Police Department and Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
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