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Rome woman charged with identity theft after opening a credit card
Posted: 02.03.2013 at 2:31 PM
Ken Chapman
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Melissa I. Brown
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ROME -- Oneida County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Rome woman for using a relatives’ personal information to get a credit card.

Deputies say 24-year-old Melissa Brown of Turin Street was charged with identity theft after an investigation showed that Brown used a relatives’ name, date of birth and social security number to open a credit card online.

She then spent over $500 on the credit card before it was discovered and the account was closed, according to deputies.

Brown was issued an appearance ticket.

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