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Health care worker from Mesquite stole scores of patient files, used them to get food stamps
A woman from Mesquite has been convicted on several identity theft offenses committed in Nevada, Florida, and Texas.
Deborah Petty, 48, was found guilty Tuesday on seven counts of identity theft and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Petty first gained access to her victims' personal information while working at a medical facility in Las Vegas between November 2011 and June 2012, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Dallas.
Before she was fired, she stole hundreds of patient files, which included their names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/02/01/health-care-worker-mesquite-stole-scores-patient-files-used-get-food-stamps
