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Woman indicted for allegedly stealing identity of 22 people
WALNUT CREEK — Generose Yambao is accused of stealing the identities of 22 people and nearly $400,000 in goods and services before she was arrested in Florida.
Yambao was arraigned last week in Oakland in federal court, but has not entered a plea.
Federal prosecutors say Yambao, 22, of San Ramon, used, among other things, information on a video store membership application to buy a sport utility vehicle and that she used information on a student loan statement to finance a shopping spree in which she allegedly spent more than $38,900.
Her public defender and family members did not comment to the Contra Costa Times.
A grand jury indicted Yambao on suspicion of possessing and using credit account numbers, identity theft, fraudulently using a Social Security number and transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines. While the indictment names 22 people, prosecutors believe Yambao may have used the identities of more than 50.
