Multnomah County grand jury indicted the wife of a Portland woman on identity theft and forgery charges this month, a reversal after Portland police dropped its investigation last year because of a “lack of tangible leads.”
Laura McCabe faces seven felony charges related to alleged identity theft against her wife, Danielle Del Prado, who told InvestigateWest her story in September after the criminal investigation stalled. At that time, law enforcement and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said legal complexities and limited resources were the main barriers to investigating Del Prado’s case.
Pat Dooris, spokesperson for the District Attorney’s Office, said collaboration with an Oregon Department of Justice financial crimes investigator was critical to moving the case forward. Del Prado said the investigator contacted her just five days after InvestigateWest’s story highlighted the barriers victims like her face when seeking prosecution against the spouses they say used their identity fraudulently…