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Ars Technica Apr 3, 2024

Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years

Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/man-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-former-coworkers-identity-for-30-years/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years

Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity.

Ars Technica

@arstechnica “Woods was convicted of the felony charges and after his release, he was ordered to "use only" what California decided was his "true name, Matthew Kierans."”

Holy crap they made the guy live under the name of his attacker?!