Ex-Verizon worker accused of opening fake accounts using non-customers’ identities in metro Atlanta

A former employee at a metro Atlanta Verizon Wireless retailer was arrested for theft and fraud after using a false identity to secure his job and steal $12,000 worth of merchandise, deputies said.

Donald Carroll, who worked at Verizon stores in Forsyth and Gwinnett counties, was discovered to have opened fraudulent accounts using non-Verizon customers’ identities, billing phones and other devices to these accounts, officials said.

Verizon Wireless initiated an investigation after receiving complaints from individuals whose identities were used to open accounts…

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