A Denver grand jury returned a 131-count indictment against seven people in connection with a wide-scale identity theft operation, the Denver District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
The seven alleged racketeers — Jordan Ashley, Keiichi Hiramatsu, Ryan Jennings, Douglas Jump, Shawn McClintock, Kaisha Valentin and Brandon Clements — face charges including burglary, forgery, theft and attempting to influence a public servant, according to the 72-page indictment.
“The allegations alleged in the indictment point to a carefully designed scheme that stole the identities of numerous Denver-area residents and then defrauded people and businesses out of tens of thousands of dollars,” said Denver District Attorney John Walsh in an adjoining news release. “Identity theft can have lifelong financial effects on victims and ruin their sense of security. It also results in losses to businesses that are often passed on to consumers.”…