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4 Chinese Nationals Sentenced for Stealing Identities, Defrauding US Retailers

The defendants swiped victims’ Social Security numbers and other personal data to open bogus accounts at major retailers.
4 Chinese Nationals Sentenced for Stealing Identities, Defrauding US Retailers
A Nordstrom store at the Westfield Topanga Mall in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2023. Jill McLaughlin/The Epoch Times
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Four Chinese nationals were sentenced to federal prison March 17 after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of identities and defrauding domestic retailers out of at least $1.2 million, according to a statement from federal prosecutors in Los Angeles.

The defendants pleaded guilty Jan. 6. Prosecutors said all four foreign nationals entered the United States under false pretenses.

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