George man gets prison after mail, identities stolen
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – A 47-year-old Georgia man has admitted his role in the theft of mail in Mississippi and the use of stolen identities to make counterfeit checks for purchases at Wal-Mart stores while he lived in Gulfport.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1OYBw16) Charles Slaton, of Griffin, Georgia, was sentenced to 25 months in prison and three years of probation Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
Judge Sul Ozerden also ordered Slaton to help repay over $9,000 for purchases made with stolen IDs.
Slaton pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit mail theft and identity theft.
A grand jury indicted Slaton and four others on May 20.
