A 37-year-old man who used a stolen Social Security number to obtain $787,000 in loans and attempted to buy a $33,000 truck is facing more than two years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Adan Betanicio Guerrero, 37, is believed to have been living in Mesa illegally and was indicted in June when police say he used another person's Social Security number to buy the truck.

Guerrero initially used the Social Security number to help him get a job, according to Mesa police reports. A local credit union noticed that it had a customer with the same Social Security number and that Guerrero was likely using the number unlawfully.

Police later learned Guerrero had used the number to purchase two other vehicles since 2001, and a credit report showed he had taken more than $787,000 in loans under the victim's Social Security number.

Documents found inside Guerrero's home revealed he had used the number to obtain employment, authorities said.

Guerrero reportedly told police "they should be arresting real criminals and not a good family man" at the time of his arrest, according to the County Attorney's Office.

He pleaded guilty to one count of taking the identity of another, a Class 4 felony, and one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, also a Class 4 felony.

Guerrero faces a minimum of 2.5 years in prison and is set to be sentenced Feb. 11.
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