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Mortgage worker accused of stealing from customers

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MARIETTA - A temporary worker at a mortgage lender is accused of taking 68 customers&#39; Social Security numbers and using them to open checking accounts and buy a sports car. <br> <br> James Ellis Young, 30, of Joliet, Ill., was arrested last week and charged with forgery and theft over a one-month period at Wells Fargo Mortgage. <br> <br> Police say Young used the identities of loan applicants to create checking accounts, open credit card accounts and buy a Ford Mustang. <br> <br> If convicted, Young faces up to a maximum of 10 years for each count of identity fraud, a maximum of 10 years for theft by taking and five for forgery.
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