PORTLAND (AP) – U.S. Attorney Paula Silsby says a Massachusetts woman will serve prison time now that she’s been convicted of identity theft in Maine.
At her one-day trial Tuesday, 35-year-old Deniz Novo of Malden, Mass., was found guilty of aggravated identity theft. Silsby says Novo faces a mandatory two-year prison term and a fine of up to $250,000.
According to evidence at the trial, Novo used a false name and a Social Security number she knew was someone else’s in order to get a Maine identification card from the state. The offense took place in May 2006.
Novo pleaded guilty to Social Security fraud on Dec. 2.
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