Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/wxStd
This is flat out ridiculous:
Woods presented his real Social Security card and an authentic state of California ID card, but the assistant branch manager became suspicious when Woods could not answer security questions that Kierans had set for the bank accounts.
The bank employee called the phone number listed on the accounts, which was Kierans’ number. At that point, Kierans correctly answered the security questions, and the assistant branch manager contacted the Los Angeles Police Department to investigate Woods.
Total incompetence from start to finish. But, you know, he was homeless. What are the police supposed to do, care about poor people?
This article reads like a Twilight Zone episode turned to the “nightmare” setting.
Thats something…
Maybe don’t tie everything to one number…
Rusty Shackleford…
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What was wrong with this guy’s original identity? Seems like a lot of trouble to take out some car loans.
Likely a sunk cost issue. He initially did it for a small quick gain. That then spiralled. By the time Woods came to try and reclaim his name, the other guy had his entire life tied up with it, so couldn’t disentangle it and run.
I’m curious if they look alike
