A 23-year-old Florida man is headed to federal prison for his role in a sophisticated identity theft ring that targeted drivers across southern Maine. Richard Harris, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced today in a Portland courtroom to 32 months behind bars followed by three years of supervised release.
The scheme, which Harris carried out alongside co-conspirator Paul Logugune, relied on a calculated mix of petty theft and high-stakes bank fraud. According to federal court records, the pair spent months breaking into unattended vehicles to snatch purses and wallets.
They specifically hunted for driver’s licenses and checkbooks, which served as the raw materials for their operation…