WILTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man in the United States faces an identity theft charge for using a woman’s personal information to open a credit account.
According to Wilton police, 29-year-old Yanik Opoku of Stratford, Connecticut, somehow obtained the victim’s information and committed the fraud.
Police said they first received a complaint from the victim on Oct. 18, 2021.
They said their investigation revealed that Opoku was suspected of being responsible for fraudulently opening the account. He was charged with second-degree identity theft.
Opoku was held at the Wilton Police Department on a $25,000 bond and appeared in Stamford Superior Court on Monday.
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