California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced felony charges against three men in a suspected identity theft ring operating in seven California counties, including three in the Bay Area.
From March to July 2023, Anthony Limas, Johnny Nicklas and Steve Randy Nicklas applied for retail credit cards using stolen identities to obtain more than $100,000 in merchandise in Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, as well as Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in Southern California, Bonta said Friday in a news release.
“This was not a one-off shoplifting offense, it was a malicious, coordinated scheme,” Bonta said. “These crimes hurt our businesses and pose a serious threat to our communities.”…