南卡罗来纳州女子冒用他人身份在西弗吉尼亚州四地取款被判2年：取走37,645美元、判赔47,010美元
美国西弗吉尼亚州卡贝尔县 Huntington：联邦检察官办公室（USAO）西弗吉尼亚南区办公室10月26日宣布，60岁、来自南卡罗来纳州 Lexington 的 Della Palestino 因加重身份盗窃罪，26日在 Huntington 被判处2年联邦监禁，刑满后另须接受1年监管释放，并被判支付47,010美元赔偿金。
据法庭文件与庭上陈述，2024年8月至2026年9月间，Palestino 先后到西弗吉尼亚南区四家金融机构，使用他人的个人身份信息（包括伪造签名）未经授权进入他人银行账户取款：她在 Huntington 取走2,125美元，在 Spencer 取走21,920美元，在 Charleston 取走4,200美元，在 Gilbert 取走9,400美元。Palestino 在认罪时承认四笔欺诈取款均由她实施，合计取走37,645美元，并承认在其中一笔取款中使用了一张伪造的护照卡。
联邦检察官 Moore Capito 宣布了判决结果。案件由美国国务院外交安全局（DSS）、西弗吉尼亚州警察、Huntington 警察局、Charleston 警察局与 Gilbert 警察局调查，西弗吉尼亚融合中心提供协助。联邦地区法官 Robert C. Chambers 宣判，助理联邦检察官 Jennifer D. Gordon 负责起诉。案件编号为 3:25-cr-118。
South Carolina Woman Sentenced to Two Years for Aggravated Identity Theft in West Virginia: Withdrew $37,645, Ordered to Pay $47,010 in Restitution
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia — Della Palestino, 60, of Lexington, South Carolina, was sentenced on October 26 in Huntington to two years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay $47,010 in restitution for aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia announced.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between August 2024 and September 2026, Palestino visited four financial institutions in the Southern District of West Virginia and used another individual's personal identifying information, including a forged signature, to access that individual's bank account without authorization. She withdrew $2,125 in Huntington, $21,920 in Spencer, $4,200 in Charleston, and $9,400 in Gilbert. As part of her guilty plea, Palestino admitted that she conducted all four fraudulent transactions and withdrew a total of $37,645 from the bank accounts of the four individuals. She further admitted that she used a counterfeit passport card during one of the fraudulent withdrawals.
United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service, the West Virginia State Police, the Huntington Police Department, the Charleston Police Department, and the Gilbert Police Department, and the assistance provided by the West Virginia Fusion Center. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence, and Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer D. Gordon prosecuted the case. The case number is 3:25-cr-118.
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