Criminal Impersonation Attorney Near Me in Castle Rock

Crimes Associated with False Identities: Criminal Impersonation and Identity Theft

There are a number of crimes that a person can be charged with if they present themselves as someone else in Castle Rock and Douglas County including False Reporting, Criminal Impersonation and Identity Theft. These crimes all differ in their intent behind the false identity. A woman was recently sentenced for using a certified nurse’s identity to get a teaching job and nursing position in an ICU. The woman found a real nurse in the area who had a similar name to hers and used her identity and nurse’s license to get the jobs. If this had occurred in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, or Parker, the woman would have likely been charged with Criminal Impersonation and Identity Theft.

Douglas County Criminal Impersonation Lawyer: Definition of Criminal Impersonation

The Douglas County, Colorado law definition of Criminal Impersonation – C.R.S. 18-5-113 (2)(b) – is:

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(1) A person commits criminal impersonation if he or she knowingly:

(b) Assumes a false or fictitious identity or capacity, legal or other, and in such identity or capacity he or she:

(I) Performs an act that, if done by the person falsely impersonated, might subject such person to an action or special proceeding, civil or criminal, or to liability, charge, forfeiture, or penalty; or

(II) Performs any other act with intent to unlawfully gain a benefit for himself, herself, or another or to injure or defraud another.”

Because the woman assumed a false identity to gain a benefit of employment, she would be facing this class 6 felony crime. A class 6 felony is punishable by 12 to 18 months in the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Identity Theft Attorney in Highlands Ranch: Definition of Identity Theft

The Colorado law definition of Identity Theft – C.R.S. 18-5-902 (1)(c) – is:

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(1) A person commits identity theft if he or she:

(c) With the intent to defraud, falsely makes, completes, alters, or utters a written instrument or financial device containing any personal identifying information or financial identifying information of another;”

By creating a resume with someone else’s identifying information and using a copy of the nurse’s license that was under another’s name, the woman could be charged with Identity Theft. As a class 4 felony in Highlands Ranch and Parker, Identity Theft is punishable by 2 to 6 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.