AVENTURA, Fla. -- DCF Worker Charged With Identity Theft, Woman AccusedOf Shopping With Someone Else's Credit Card
DCF Worker Charged With Identity Theft
Woman Accused Of Shopping With Someone Else's Credit Card http://www.nbc6.net/news/16767202/detail.html POSTED: 7:53 am EDT July 2, 2008 UPDATED: 12:16 pm EDT July 2, 2008 AVENTURA, Fla. -- A government employee has been accused of using someone else's credit card to go on a shopping spree at Bloomingdale's. The owner of the credit card, who wished to remain anonymous, said she lost her wallet. "I lose everything inside," she said. "I just felt terrible. It's so much trouble, you know?" The woman reported her card as stolen and asked that all activity on her account be flagged immediately. Authorities said Cortney Shorter, an employee of the Department of Children and Families, used the card at the Bloomingdale's at the Aventura Mall. Store security recognized that the credit card and signature were fraudulent and Shorter was arrested, NBC6's Sharon Lawson reported. Miami-Dade County Judge A. Schwartz said Shorter should have known better. "You're 25, you have a mother and father, you have a good job, and they have to hear that you're in custody for using somebody else's credit card and buying $2,590.03 worth of stuff at Bloomingdale's?" Schwartz said. Shorter faces four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card among other charges, including identity theft and grand theft. Her parents were brought to tears in court Tuesday. "The one part of this job that I hate is having to sit here and look at the mothers and fathers who are stunned by what their kids do to them," Schwartz said. While the alleged victim's confidence in the government has been shattered, she said she wants her children to have a different outlook. "I still want them to believe that the government and the society is very nice," said the woman. Alan Abramowitz, Regional Director for DCF, said "We take the confidentiality laws very seriously. The Public Trust was violated and I hope you will list me as a person who can give the Assistant State Attorney information for the sentencing and the impact this person's conduct has on the public trust." Shorter was released Tuesday on her own recognizance until her court appearance on July 21. |
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