FraudNews
03-12-2012, 02:29 AM
A 62-year-old Hingham woman has been accused for allegedly using six aliases to attain state identification cards, a restaurant liquor license and using two different names to register to vote.
Police have charged Wanpen Florentine of 11 Crooked Meadow Lane with false voter registration, obstruction of justice, uttering a false instrument, one misdemeanor charge of furnishing a false social security number/name and. two counts of forgery/misuse of RMV documents – all in all six felonies. She is being held on a $250,000 bail.
Hingham police said Florentine had at a minimum two Massachusetts driver’s licenses with a number of names and birth dates and was listed to vote in the city under twonames. When she was arrested, she identified herself as Penny Collins.
Police said Florentine also used the following aliases: Wanpen Collins, HiengKridaratikon, Penny Siridee, Wanpen S.J. Collins and LacigaRachaisri. She also listed 23 Ridgewood Crossing as her place of address.
The investigation began Feb. 1 after both Hingham offers Sgt. David Jones and Officer Justin Burns were sent out to deal with a civil landlord/tenant dispute at the Ridgewood Crossing address. Police learned the landlord was using several identities.
Sometime later, Hingham police with the Office of Inspector General’s Office agents took Florentine into custody at her Crooked Meadow Lane. When she was arraigned, it was listed as Penny Collins. However, a match through the fingerprint database showed her to be Wanpen Florentine.
Hingham officers obtained a search warrant and executed it on her home, recovering several pieces of evidence including credit cards and another driver licenses.
Police have said more charges may be filed, dependent on what the investigation brings to light.
Police have charged Wanpen Florentine of 11 Crooked Meadow Lane with false voter registration, obstruction of justice, uttering a false instrument, one misdemeanor charge of furnishing a false social security number/name and. two counts of forgery/misuse of RMV documents – all in all six felonies. She is being held on a $250,000 bail.
Hingham police said Florentine had at a minimum two Massachusetts driver’s licenses with a number of names and birth dates and was listed to vote in the city under twonames. When she was arrested, she identified herself as Penny Collins.
Police said Florentine also used the following aliases: Wanpen Collins, HiengKridaratikon, Penny Siridee, Wanpen S.J. Collins and LacigaRachaisri. She also listed 23 Ridgewood Crossing as her place of address.
The investigation began Feb. 1 after both Hingham offers Sgt. David Jones and Officer Justin Burns were sent out to deal with a civil landlord/tenant dispute at the Ridgewood Crossing address. Police learned the landlord was using several identities.
Sometime later, Hingham police with the Office of Inspector General’s Office agents took Florentine into custody at her Crooked Meadow Lane. When she was arraigned, it was listed as Penny Collins. However, a match through the fingerprint database showed her to be Wanpen Florentine.
Hingham officers obtained a search warrant and executed it on her home, recovering several pieces of evidence including credit cards and another driver licenses.
Police have said more charges may be filed, dependent on what the investigation brings to light.