NY Top Court Rejects Defendants’ ID Theft Challenges

Using someone else’s personal identification information can show “assuming the identity of another” under New York’s ID theft law, the state top court held May 3.

The decision—sparked by two cases from different parts of the state—resolved a split among the state courts of appeal.

Kerri Roberts was arrested with a fake ID bearing one name and a credit card with the same fake name but with account information belonging to another person.

Terrie J. Rush deposited stolen and forged checks in a bank account opened under the name of a third party.

Roberts and Rush argued that using personal ...