Oregon Man Took Out a $20,000 Loan in Someone Else’s Name Using Their Stolen Mail

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man with prior convictions for identity theft and bank fraud in Hawaii and California was sentenced Tuesday, November 10, to 55 months in federal prison for committing the same offenses in Oregon while on probation.

Forty-three-year-old Michael John Peters pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, possession of stolen mail, possession of counterfeit postal service arrow keys, and bank fraud.

His sentence also includes three years of supervised release, and he was ordered to pay $30,079 in restitution to victims…

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