The Secretary of State’s office discovered the alleged crime and reported it to authorities. Edwards turned himself in to the Iowa DCI agents Friday afternoon. He was charged with identity theft, a misdemeanor, and booked into the Polk County jail. Edwards posted $2,000 bail and was released later on Friday. He faces up to two years in prison. (Continues)
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Man Charged with Identity Theft after Falsely Implicating Secretary of State in Illegal Activity
Des Moines, IOWA --- Today, Friday, January 20,
2012, Zachary Edwards, age 29, from Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested and
criminally charged with Identity Theft, an Aggravated Misdemeanor
(Iowa Code 715A.8(2)). Edwards turned himself in to Iowa Division of
Criminal Investigation (DCI) agents this afternoon at the Polk County
Jail. He was then booked into the jail with a set bail of $2,000, cash
or surety.
According to the Criminal Complaint, on
June 24, 2011, Edwards fraudulently used, or attempted to use, the
identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz and/or Secretary
Schultz’s brother, Thomas Schultz, with the intent to obtain a benefit,
in an alleged scheme to falsely implicate Secretary Schultz in
perceived illegal or unethical behavior while in office.
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