Man Sentenced in FBI Identity Theft Case
Milton Rucker Jr. and Tania Thompson were also suspects in Lake Calhoun-area theft.
A possible case of "wrong car, wrong time" wrapped up in front of a federal judge Thursday when Milton Rucker Jr. was sentenced to 17 years in prison for breaking into an FBI agent's car, trying to fraudulently use his credit cards, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Star-Tribune. As Southwest Minneapolis Patch reported a year ago, Rucker and a woman, Tania Thompson, were arrested at an apartment on Cedar Lake Road in St. Louis Park after FBI agents traced a car Thompson allegedly used when buying gas with the FBI agent's credit card at a Holiday station and when trying to use it at a Target store in the metro area. The same car was connected to a car burglary near Lake Calhoun's Thomas Beach and a …
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Christina Nelson
9:07 am on Friday, July 29, 2011
I had my wallet taken from the inside of my purse a few years ago. They spent over $13,000 in checks/credit cards. There was also identity fraud. At one point they took out an insurance policy listing me as the policy holder and themselves as the drivers. They listed their address and cars with plate numbers on it, of course the insurance co. called me later that day asking if I wanted to … more ›