BOSTON (Reuters) - A Connecticut man who installed home security systems has been sentenced to prison for using a client's personal information to finance a more than $200,000 spending spree, federal prosecutors said.Kenneth Moore, who owned Security Plus Associates in North Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison and three years probation on Monday. U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill also ordered Moore to repay $209,669.25.
Moore used a client's name and social security number to secure financing for a $41,420 fishing boat and a $30,211 Mercedes Benz.
He also opened credit card accounts with US Bank, First National Bank of Omaha, Shell Oil, Lowe's and Macy's. All of the cards were in the victim's name, but Moore provided his own address so the bills went to him, not the victim.
"Identity theft has a devastating impact on victims, but what makes this case especially troubling is that this identity thief was hired to install a security system in the victim's home," U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor said in a statement.
Moore pleaded guilty to identity theft in February.
