MARYCLAIRE DALE
Associated Press
A handsome, athletic Ivy League graduate admitted in court Monday that he and a girlfriend stole the identities of friends, co-workers and neighbors to finance their luxury lifestyle. As his grim-faced parents looked on, Edward K. Anderton, 25, of Everett, Wash., admitted to federal identity theft charges that likely carry a five-year prison sentence.
His ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Jocelyn Kirsch, is expected to enter a similar plea on Thursday. A federal prosecutor called the pair “the poster children for identity fraud” after police released their travel photos, which show them enjoying lavish trips to the Caribbean, Paris and Hawaii. More
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