Crime & Safety
Perkiomen Man's Stolen Identity Used for Nose Job
Cosmetic surgery photos led State Police to the identity thief, who faces five years of probation and must pay $6,000 in restitution.
A Philadelphia man is facing a five-year probation sentence after stealing a Perkiomen man's identity and opening a credit card to fund a nose job - photos of which eventually got him nabbed by the Pennsylvania State Police - according to Phillyburbs.com.
Police began the investigation when a Perkiomen man reported that he was being hounded for a $6,000 debt that he claimed never to have incurred.
The debt was tracked to a cosmetic surgeon who charged a 2008 surgery on a credit card that was fraudulently opened in the victim's name.
The surgeon was able to provide pre-surgery photos of the suspect, which were then matched to the Pennsylvania Driver's License of Randy R. Clinkscales, 27.
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Clinkscales, who pleaded guilty to felony charges of forgery and theft of services, is required to pay $6,000 in restitution as part of his probation.
Read more in Margaret Gibbons's PhillyBurbs.com article here.
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