Best Person of the Week: Grandmother Wrongly Accused of Running Identity Theft Ring
As many of our reader know, we like to shine a light on those who are doing extraordinary things when it comes to fighting identity theft. We like to focus on members of law enforcement, consumer advocates, law makers and the like. But, every so often, we like to deviate a bit. And, this is exactly what we are doing by naming this week’s “Best Person” a Colorado grandmother who was wrongly jailed for being accused of running a massive identity theft ring.
Margot Sommerville (not her in the photo – that’s Estelle Getty from Golden Girls!) had her purse stolen in June 2006 in California. Five months later, while visiting family members in Wheat Ridge, she noticed that $20,000 was missing from her account. She reported the issue to police and, in an odd twist, became a suspect in a massive identity theft ring. In 2008, she was arrested at her home and spent one night in jail. Over a four-year period, Sommerville would spend close to $60,000 trying to clear her name.
Grandma gets $20,000 stolen from her, gets arrested for running a sophisticated identity theft ring, and spends $60,000 trying clear her name. If anyone needs a little bit of support and accolades these days it is Margot Sommerville. Congrats, you are the “Best Person of the Week.”
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