Tuesday 22 May 2007

Local couple wanted for celebrity ID theft

The search is on for two Rochester people posing as Hollywood celebrities and illegally spending thousands of dollars in their names. Charles B. Curry, Jr. and his wife, Shameika Drain Curry, are accused of using the Internet to steal the identity of celebrities like Mariah Carey and Ashanti. They are also accused of using credit cards in their names. At this time, Agents from the U.S. Marshal's office are trying to track down them down.

The criminal complaint says Charles B. Curry, Jr., and Shameika Drain Curry used the Internet to obtain lines of credit in the names of several local people, including one elderly woman in the city. But they're also accused of getting a credit card in the name of singer Mariah Carey and cashing a check in the name of actress Nia Long.

U.S. Postal inspectors got suspicious when a sudden spike in financial mail arrived at the Curry's former home on Still Pond Way in Henrietta. Investigators searched the home and their computers and found the names of the victms. According to the paper work, Curry bought a Mercedes Benz posing as his father. Shameika Drain Curry bought a $36,000 car using a driver's license in the name Ashanti Douglas. Ashanti is a well-known R&B singer.

With the charges they're facing, both Curry's are looking at 30 years in prison.

(WHEC)



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