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Don't these pigs have any real criminals to hunt down????
OK, the article didn't list his job title, but I suspect he is some low paid grunt worker in the restaurant. I'm just guessing he was a dishwasher. Police arrest man accused of misusing Social Security number to work By Jim Walsh The Republic | azcentral.com Wed Jan 2, 2013 5:57 PM Mesa police arrested a man they suspect was using somebody’s else Social Security number for 14 years to work at a Phoenix restaurant, according to a court document. Authorities found out that something was wrong when the U.S. Internal Revenue Service informed a 21-year-old man that he owed back taxes for 2005, 2006 and 2007, said Detective Steve Berry, a Mesa police spokesman. Berry said it was obvious that something was wrong because the man was too young to work during those years and was not using his Social Security number for other purposes. Police detectives eventually used state Department of Economic Security records to trace the number to an Applebee’s restaurant in east Phoenix, where the man who rightfully holds the number has never worked, the court document said. The Social Security Administration verified that the number belonged to the man, not to suspect Felipe de Jesus Martinez, 34. Martinez was using his real name, but not his proper date of birth, according to the court document. On Dec. 31, Mesa police arrested Martinez and accused of identity theft for employment. An Employment Eligibility Verification form provided by Applebee’s said Martinez had worked at the restaurant since Feb. 1, 1998, the court document said. Martinez admitted to police during an interview in Spanish at the Mesa jail that he purchased the Social Security number when he first arrived from Mexico. Berry said the man who rightfully holds the Social Security number would have been 7 when his Social Security number was being misused, making it possible for the misuse to continue for years. Police investigated after receiving a complaint. They are not targeting fraud associated with immigration, Berry said. |