Fresno County couple used Navy inside information to steal thousands of IDs, feds say [The Fresno Bee]
Feb. 2—A former Navy chief petty officer and his wife, a Naval Reservist, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Fresno on identity theft charges that involve thousands of people, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The Selma couple, Marquis Asaad Hooper, 30, and Natasha Renee Chalk, 37, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Hooper turned himself in Tuesday and was arraigned. Chalk was arrested and arraigned on Monday.
Court documents reveal an alleged scheme that gave the couple access to millions of people’s personal information. They are accused of selling the information to third parties in exchange for about $160,000 in bitcoin. Federal officials estimate the number of victims is in the “thousands.”