A P.C. Richard store credit account allegedly opened using another person’s identification was at the center of a Paramus police investigation after employees called officers on November 3. According to TAPinto, citing Police Chief Robert Guidetti, Jerel Solomon Wilson, 35, of Newark, and Kiesha Lee, 38, of Linden, were accused of using the account to buy two Apple MacBook laptops and two Nintendo Switch consoles, valued at $2,876.71.
Police intercepted the pair as they left the Route 17 store, Guidetti’s account said. Officers reported that Lee had a New Jersey driver’s license bearing her photograph but another person’s personal information—the identity allegedly used to open the account—and five additional cards bearing different names. Employees told the chief they had seen the pair before.
Charges and what remains unknown
TAPinto reported that Wilson and Lee were charged with stolen ID trafficking, credit card crime and receiving stolen property, among other offenses. The report said both were being held in Bergen County jail as of Thursday, November 5, 2026. These are allegations; the available account does not provide a later case disposition.
Other Paramus cases involved different alleged schemes
The alleged P.C. Richard purchases are one example of identity-related fraud reported in Paramus, but separate cases are not evidence of a trend and involved different people and transactions. In a distinct investigation, TAPinto reported that police said on February 10 that about $10,000 in hardwood flooring bought with a stolen credit-card number and fictitious identification had been picked up at Carpet World on Route 17. Investigators later linked that fictitious ID to a tractor purchase in Nebraska; TAPinto reported that police identified Kyle Halsey in the flooring and tractor investigations. The report does not give the year for February 10.
In another separate case, TAPinto reported that two men were charged over alleged stolen-ID fraud involving Nordstrom stores in four states. That case involved different defendants, a different retailer and different alleged purchases.
Guidance for identity-theft victims
For people who discover their information has been used without permission, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey advises keeping a log of conversations with authorities and financial institutions, including dates, names and phone numbers.
