Kim Kardashian Identity Thief Sentenced To Serve Time In Prison

The teenage identity thief who attempted to transfer money out of Kim Kardashian’s bank account will serve three-and-a-half-years in a federal prison. Luis Flores Jr. gained illegal access to Kardashian’s private financial information including her social security number and credit card information. A Secret Service investigation led agents directly to Flores’ Florida home, after the 19-year-old ordered replacement credit cards to be sent to his address.

Flores Jr. was not the only one involved in the scam. The teen’s mom, 41-year-old Kyah Green, was also arrested for trying to gain access to several rich and famous personalities’ private information. Green was sentenced to three-years probation after it was discovered she lied to investigators in an effort to protect her son.

Flores and Green were able to withdraw funds from Kim Kardashian and other well-known celebrities. Aside from Kardashian, billionaire Bill Gates, singer Beyonce, and Paris Hilton were targeted by the mother and son thieves. Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, and the head of the FBI, Robert Mueller were also named in the court documents.

Authorities claim that after he obtained Kim Kardashian’s credit card information, Flores ordered replacement credit cards to be mailed to his home in Lake Mary, Florida. Later on, he and his mother would use the cards to withdraw funds from the ATMs there.

While conducting the investigation into Kim Kardashian’s identity theft, the Secret Service discovered that Flores’ SunTrust bank account was suspended after two wire transfers totaling $71,000 showed up. The funds belonged to Kris Jenner, Kim’s mother.

The 19-year-old — who lived with his mom and worked at a call center– gained access to the bank accounts with a flash drive full of private information on celebrities and politicians. Flores managed to illegally transfer thousands of dollars to his account.

The US Secret Service began investigating the pair in May, in connection with Kim Kardashian’s identity theft, after

According to papers filed in the Orlando federal court, the Secret Service investigation began in May after someone called American Express saying they were Kim Kardashian and requested her social security number be changed to that of Flores.

Not only that, but the celebrity’s home address was also changed to that of Flores, who also requested that another Kardashian account be changed.

Both Flores and Green pleaded guilty last October to credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft, and they were sentenced in January of 2014.

There has been a plague of incidents over the last few months involving the theft of credit card records and personal identities involving everyone from major stars to the customers of Target discount stores, resulting in billions of dollars of annual losses for American business. In 2013, almost 60 million credit records were stolen in more than 600 incidents.