El Paso police have taken a woman into custody on charges related to the fraudulent use of identifying information. According to the El Paso Police Department, the investigation began on January 30, after a victim reported to the Telephone Reporting Unit that a loan had been issued in their name and a check deposited at GECU without their authorization.
An identity theft report was filed, and a financial crimes detective subsequently took over the case. Through a thorough investigation, a certain Rodriguez was pinpointed as a suspect in the identity fraud scheme. The following day, the case was presented to the District Attorney's Office for review, and by August 10, Rodriguez had been indicted by the 384th court.
Months later, on October 18, Rodriguez was apprehended by police on two counts of Fraudulent Use of Personal Identifying Information, with the number of affected items being less than five. Rodriguez is currently being held at the El Paso County Detention Facility, her bail set as per the details in the indictment. The specific bail amount was not disclosed in the press release.
