Norfolk Area Man Sentenced to 81 Months in Jail for ID Theft Scheme

(Norfolk, VA) – Keith Dijuan Dawson, age 44, was sentenced to serve eighty-one months of incarceration after his convictions for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after Dawson’s sentencing yesterday in United States District Court. Dawson was also ordered to pay over $29,000 in restitution.

The charges arose from Dawson’s misuse of the name, social security number, and other personal information belonging to an individual living outside the Tidewater area. Dawson then used this information to unlawfully make purchases on a Sears credit account belonging to that individual. He also used the information to open a fraudulent credit account and to obtain cellular telephone service, an automobile, a lease, and other services in that individual’s name. Dawson then defaulted on the balances owed to the various creditors. Dawson pleaded guilty to these charges on April 19, 2006.

The investigation was conducted by Special Agent Jeremy Barnes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Special Agents Tony Royall and Russell Eley of the Virginia State Police. Assistant United States Attorney Michael C. Moore prosecuted the case.