Woman Used Identities of Dead People to Defraud U.S., Officials Say
Briefly

A Chicago woman was sentenced to just over five years in prison after fraudulently obtaining the identities of dozens of dead people, from infants to adults, and using the information to steal more than $45,000 of government funds, according to prosecutors and court records.The woman, Katrina Pierce, acquired more than 36 death certificates for murder victims in Illinois ranging from 2 to 22 years old from 2019 to 2021 by pretending to be related to them, according to court records.
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