Michael Jay Terrance Cole, 43, received 43 months in prison for identity theft after stealing personal information and opening a fraudulent credit account.
Dallas, OR. – Official Release: Michael Jay Terrance Cole, 43, has been sentenced to serve 43 months (3 years, 7 months) in prison for stealing the personal identification information of a Monmouth area victim and then using it to fraudulently open a credit account in the victim’s name.
Cole, of Madras, was sentenced by Polk County Circuit Judge Don Abar, after pleading guilty to the sole count of Identity Theft stemming from an incident in which the suspect had gained access to the victim’s confidential information during a break-in at relative’s home in Prineville.
Judge Abar sentenced Cole according to Oregon’s Repeat Property Offender sentencing law, which increased Cole’s sentence due to the crime he was convicted of combined with his lengthy history of property crimes. He will also be required to serve a one-year term of Post-Prison Supervision upon his release…