June 19, 2009
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News: IL Woman Arrested on Multiple Fraud
A Schaumburg, Illinois woman was arrested at her home on forgery and theft charges that took place in two other Illinois counties. During the arrest, U.S. Marshals also discovered a machine used to imprint counterfeit credit cards. U.S. Marshals went to Camellia Sandra Aaron's home to arrest her on several warrants of felony counts from both Lake and DuPage Counties. Charges included three counts of forgery and one count of credit card theft stemming from a previous investigation by Lake County authorities and three counts of unlawful use of a credit card and financial identity theft from a DuPage County investigation.
Aaron is no stranger to credit card theft. In a previous arrest and conviction, she was charged with felony forgery and theft of lost property when she found a purse a customer had left behind at a restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. Aaron was an employee of the restaurant at the time and removed two credit cards from the purse. She attempted to use one of the cards to purchase several gift cards at a local Walgreen's Pharmacy. The card was denied and she presented the second one which was approved; however, Aaron ran away without completing the purchase when the sales clerk asked to see her identification. Police were able to locate and arrest Aaron with the help of the sales clerk who had recognized her as an employee of a nearby restaurant. Aaron pleaded guilty to forgery charges stemming from the theft and was sentenced to 18 months probation and ordered to pay $400 restitution.
When the Marshals discovered the credit card forging machine used to imprint names and numbers, they immediately contacted the Schaumburg Police Department for assistance. Sgt. John Nebl of the Schaumburg police said they assisted the U.S. Marshals by handling the additional felony charges of identity theft and unlawful possession of machinery designed to reproduce stolen card information. Aaron is being held on $200,000 bond..