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07-08-2005, 06:19 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/keye/20050707/lo_keye/cbs42chargesdroppedforundocumentedsoldierinaustin
Identify theft charges have been dropped in Austin against an undocumented Mexican immigrant who bought a stolen Social Security card for two-thousand dollars. The stolen card enabled Liliana Plata to join the Air Force and serve in the Iraq war.
Travis County prosecutors say they dropped the charges against the 25-year-old woman because she had already been discharged from the Air Force. Also, they say Plata didn't use the stolen information to defraud anyone.
Prosecutor Claire Dawson-Brown says Plata "took a shortcut she shouldn't have taken, but it was an intent that served a value for all of us" The prosecutor added that Plata "wanted to go and fight for her country, and she was a good soldier." Plata's attorney, Samuel Bassett, called the decision appropriate. Her immigration status isn't clear.
Identify theft charges have been dropped in Austin against an undocumented Mexican immigrant who bought a stolen Social Security card for two-thousand dollars. The stolen card enabled Liliana Plata to join the Air Force and serve in the Iraq war.
Travis County prosecutors say they dropped the charges against the 25-year-old woman because she had already been discharged from the Air Force. Also, they say Plata didn't use the stolen information to defraud anyone.
Prosecutor Claire Dawson-Brown says Plata "took a shortcut she shouldn't have taken, but it was an intent that served a value for all of us" The prosecutor added that Plata "wanted to go and fight for her country, and she was a good soldier." Plata's attorney, Samuel Bassett, called the decision appropriate. Her immigration status isn't clear.