CA. Illegal alien arrested in ID theft

Undocumented immigrant arrested in ID theft

Written by Debbi Baker
11:13 a.m., April 23, 2012
Updated 11:25 a.m.

ESCONDIDO — A previously deported illegal immigrant accused of using the Social Security number of a 5-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of identity theft, Escondido police said Monday.

Jose Luis Moedano Gutierrez, 27, of Mexico was taken into custody April 12 at the Escondido company where he has worked for the past four years, police Sgt. David Cramer said.

The girl’s father found out that his daughter’s number was being used when he applied for benefits in Riverside County, Cramer said. The father filed a police report with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, which forwarded the case to Escondido police.

Gutierrez was booked into Vista jail on suspicion of identity theft and use of false citizenship documents. An immigration hold also was placed on him.

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