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Student Jailed On Multiple Counts Of Identity Theft

A Hillsborough County high school student was arrested Monday and charged with multiple counts of fraudulent use of personal information. He is being held at the Hillsborough County Jail on a $89,500 bond.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Devonte Courtney Jackson, 18, told police he obtained the personal information of 41 people from his mother’s employer’s database. Once he accessed the information from Ace Home Care.

Once Jackson obtained the information from his mother’s work computer, he would complete Visa applications and have the cards sent to the homes of his friends. The offenses took place between February and May of 2013.

Hillsborough County deputies received information about the fraudulent credit cards and launched an investigation. They found a bag containing 22 credit cards at his residence.

In addition to the 41 charges of fraudulent use of personal information, Jackson, who is reportedly a student at Armwood High School, was also charged with 1 count of trafficking in counterfeit credit cards, jail records showed.

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