Rhode Island woman sentenced in decades long identity fraud scheme

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office of Rhode Island announced that a Central Falls woman was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for using a stolen identity for nearly two decades.

Marilyn Vazquez, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. to two years probation and $54,713.98 in restitution.

According to the U.S attorney’s office, Vazquez had previously pleaded guilty to false representation of a Social Security number, healthcare fraud, and wire fraud…

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