A woman who stole someone’s identity to buy a Jaguar and then sparked the attention of law enforcement by driving to a probation appointment in the luxury car pleaded guilty in federal court in Sacramento on Tuesday to aggravated identity theft and bank fraud, records show.
Monique Marie Gonzales Grado, 32, admitted to using a victim’s personal information to apply for a $55,000 loan to buy a Jaguar F-Pace crossover SUV from a credit union in the Sacramento area in August 2022, a plea agreement filed Tuesday says. Just days earlier, the Sacramento resident had borrowed $27,000 using the unnamed victim’s identity to buy a used Mercedes-Benz at a capital region car dealership.
She also used the victim’s identity to open a mobile phone account, lease an apartment and take out a personal loan for $20,000 the plea agreement says. She altered two checks to take about $30,000 more from the person’s bank account, the agreement says…