FRIDAY July 19, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents Florida woman gets 10-year sentence for identity fraud BY JAMES SWIFT bers to then buy either merchan- were arrested on Sept 15. A sub- bation. stealing somebody’s money from
[email protected] dise or gift cards,” said Cherokee sequent search of their vehicle “It’s very diffi cult to get res- them by stealing their debit card. Judicial Circuit Assistant District turned up less than an ounce of titution out of her unless she’s Our whole society is driven by A Tampa, Florida, woman was Attorney Jana W. Allen. marijuana and at least 10 checks got some State probation,” Judge these things now, so there has to sentenced to 10 years — with the According to Allen, Perkins written in what Allen described Smith said. “It’s going to be a be some kind of punishment for fi rst four years to serve in federal and the co-defendants had an as “a fi ctitious name.” 10, serve-four and the restitution preying on the trust of the sys- prison — after entering a nego- employee on the inside assist Allen said the defendant never will be the condition of the sen- tem.” tiated plea of guilty to 13 counts them with their fi nancial identity bonded out of the Bartow County tence — I’m going to make dou- One of Perkins’ co-defendants, in Bartow Superior Court Tues- transaction card scheme. “They Jail. Rather, she said Perkins went bly sure these people get their Juan Ramon Winter, entered a day morning, including three would let the clerk know, they into federal custody.