Richard L. Schrodt, 21, of Mesa, Ariz., was arrested and charged with suspicion of identity theft and forgery Aug. 18 – which is bad enough. What makes it worse is that his victim is a soldier serving in Iraq.
Schrodt and his victim, Richard Burke, attended the same high school, knew each other, and even looked somewhat alike. This made things easy for Schrodt, who obtained a duplicate of Burke’s driver’s license. Burke’s mother notified police after her son discovered that $6,000 was missing from his bank account, and someone had tried to purchase a new truck using his identity. Schrodt was arrested at a Mesa apartment that police say he rented using Burke’s identity.
It’s unfortunate that this happened to someone serving his country. It’s unfortunate that this type of thing happens every day to all sorts of people – identity theft is a growing problem.
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